Edriophthalma

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Edriophthalma \Ed`ri*oph*thal"ma\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
     "edrai^os steadfast + 'ofqalmo`s the eye.] (Zo["o]l.)
     A group of Crustacea in which the eyes are without stalks;
     the Arthrostraca. [Written also {Edriophthalmata}.]
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