[ 'sʌɪklɒps ]
■ noun
1》 ( plural ~ , ~es , or Cyclopes sʌɪ'kləpi:z ) Greek Mythology a member of a race of savage one-eyed giants.
2》 ( cyclops ) a minute predatory freshwater crustacean which has a cylindrical body with a single central eye. [ ~ and other genera, order Cyclopoida.]
Origin
via L. from Gk Kuklōps , lit. 'round-eyed'.