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Cyclops
Cy·clops C0836800 (sī′klŏps)n. pl. Cy·clo·pes (sī-klō′pēz) Greek Mythology 1. Any of the three one-eyed Titans who forged thunderbolts for Zeus.2. Any of a race of one-eyed giants, reputedly descended from these Titans, inhabiting the island of Sicily.
[Latin, from Greek Kuklōps : kuklos, circle; see cycle + ōps, eye; see myopia.]
cy·clops C0836800 (sī′klŏps)n. pl. cyclops Any of various freshwater predatory copepods of the genus Cyclops, having a single eye and, in the female, two egg sacs.
[New Latin Cyclōps, genus name, from Latin Cyclōps, Cyclops; see Cyclops.]Cyclops (ˈsaɪklɒps) n, pl Cyclopes (saɪˈkləʊpiːz) or Cyclopses (Classical Myth & Legend) classical myth one of a race of giants having a single eye in the middle of the forehead, encountered by Odysseus in the Odyssey. See also Polyphemus[C15: from Latin Cyclōps, from Greek Kuklōps, literally: round eye, from kuklos circle + ōps eye]
cyclops (ˈsaɪklɒps) n, pl cyclops or cyclopes (saɪˈkləʊpiːz) (Animals) any copepod of the genus Cyclops, characterized by having one eyeCy•clops (ˈsaɪ klɒps)
n., pl. Cy•clo•pes (saɪˈkloʊ piz) any of a group of giants of Greek myth, having a single round eye in the middle of the forehead. [< Greek Kýklōps=kyklo- (see cyclo-) + -ōps having an eye or face (of the kind specified)] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Cyclops - (Greek mythology) one of a race of giants having a single eye in the middle of their foreheadGreek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeksgiant - an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales | | 2. |  cyclops - minute free-swimming freshwater copepod having a large median eye and pear-shaped body and long antennae used in swimming; important in some food chains and as intermediate hosts of parasitic worms that affect man e.g. Guinea wormswater fleacopepod, copepod crustacean - minute marine or freshwater crustaceans usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax; some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fishgenus Cyclops - copepod water fleas |
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Cyclops (sī`klŏps), plural Cyclopes (sīklō`pēz), in Greek mythology, immense one-eyed beings. They appear in at least two distinct traditions. According to Hesiod the Cyclopes were smiths, the sons of Uranus and Gaea. They were imprisoned in Tartarus by their father and again by their brother Kronos. In return for their freedom they gave Zeus the thunderbolt that aided him in overthrowing Kronos. In Homer the Cyclopes are a lawless, barbarous, and pastoral people, one of whom (PolyphemusPolyphemus
, in Greek mythology, a Cyclops. He was a shepherd and the son of Poseidon. In the Odyssey, Polyphemus imprisoned Odysseus and his men in his cave. They gave him wine and then, when he was drunk, they blinded him and escaped, hiding under Polyphemus' sheep as
..... Click the link for more information. ) Odysseus encounters in his wanderings.Cyclops Classical myth one of a race of giants having a single eye in the middle of the forehead, encountered by Odysseus in the Odyssey cyclops
Cyclops [si´klops] a genus of minute crustaceans, species of which act as hosts of Diphyllobothrium and Dracunculus.
cyclops [si´klops] a malformed fetus exhibiting cyclopia. Called also monops and monophthalmus.cy·clops (sī'klops), A person with cyclopia. Synonym(s): monoculus (1) , monophthalmus, monops [see cyclopia] CYCLOPS
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Words related to Cyclopsnoun (Greek mythology) one of a race of giants having a single eye in the middle of their foreheadRelated Wordsnoun minute free-swimming freshwater copepod having a large median eye and pear-shaped body and long antennae used in swimmingSynonymsRelated Words- copepod
- copepod crustacean
- genus Cyclops
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