单词 | cyclops |
释义 | Cyclops in British English (ˈsaɪklɒps) nounWord forms: plural Cyclopes (saɪˈkləʊpiːz) or Cyclopses classical mythology one of a race of giants having a single eye in the middle of the forehead, encountered by Odysseus in the Odyssey See also PolyphemusWord origin C15: from Latin Cyclōps, from Greek Kuklōps, literally: round eye, from kuklos circle + ōps eyecyclops in British English (ˈsaɪklɒps) nounWord forms: plural cyclops or cyclopes (saɪˈkləʊpiːz) any copepod of the genus Cyclops, characterized by having one eye Cyclops in American English (ˈsaɪˌklɑps) nounWord forms: plural Cyˈcloˌpes (saɪˈkloʊˌpiz) Greek Mythology any of a race of giants who have only one eye, in the middle of the forehead Word origin L < Gr Kyklōps, lit., round-eyed < kyklos (see wheel) + ōps, eyeExamples of 'Cyclops' in a sentence |
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