英语词汇“Cyclops”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Cyclops

/ˈsʌɪklɒps

noun

1 (plural Cyclops or Cyclopes /sʌɪˈkləpiːz/) Greek Mythology A member of a race of savage one-eyed giants. In the Odyssey, Odysseus escaped death by blinding the Cyclops Polyphemus.The one-eyed, savage giant called Cyclops remained a mystery, submerged in the myths and imagery of men at sea and women who wait for them, told through story and song....

In the The Odyssey, he describes the Cyclops as a band of giant, one-eyed, man-eating shepherds.
Polyphemus is one of the Cyclopes, and one of the only creatures born before the Titans, who was not killed by the Olympians.

2 (cyclops) A minute predatory freshwater crustacean which has a cylindrical body with a single central eye.

Genus Cyclops and other genera, order Cyclopoida.

The various species of Cyclops are very numerous in freshwater locations during the summer months, and are usually among the much reduced fauna in these same locations during the winter....

A feature of chromatin diminution in the crustacean genus Cyclops is that the somatic and germline chromosome number remains the same.
The larvae are ingested by the copepod crustacea, Cyclops, which actively chase them.

Origin

Via Latin from Greek Kuklōps, literally 'round-eyed', from kuklos 'circle' + ōps 'eye'.

单词	Cyclops
释义	Cyclops /ˈsʌɪklɒps / noun 1 (plural Cyclops or Cyclopes /sʌɪˈkləpiːz/) Greek Mythology A member of a race of savage one-eyed giants. In the Odyssey, Odysseus escaped death by blinding the Cyclops Polyphemus.The one-eyed, savage giant called Cyclops remained a mystery, submerged in the myths and imagery of men at sea and women who wait for them, told through story and song.... In the The Odyssey, he describes the Cyclops as a band of giant, one-eyed, man-eating shepherds. Polyphemus is one of the Cyclopes, and one of the only creatures born before the Titans, who was not killed by the Olympians. 2 (cyclops) A minute predatory freshwater crustacean which has a cylindrical body with a single central eye. Genus Cyclops and other genera, order Cyclopoida. The various species of Cyclops are very numerous in freshwater locations during the summer months, and are usually among the much reduced fauna in these same locations during the winter.... A feature of chromatin diminution in the crustacean genus Cyclops is that the somatic and germline chromosome number remains the same. The larvae are ingested by the copepod crustacea, Cyclops, which actively chase them. Origin Via Latin from Greek Kuklōps, literally 'round-eyed', from kuklos 'circle' + ōps 'eye'.
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