n.
Pronunciation: ' s ī - ˌ kläps
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek Kykl ō ps, from kykl- cycl- + ō ps eye
Date: 1513
1 plural cy · clo · pes \ s ī - ' kl ō -( ˌ )p ē z \ capitalized : any of a race of giants in Greek mythology with a single eye in the middle of the forehead
2 plural cyclops [ New Latin, genus name, from L] : any of a genus ( Cyclops ) of freshwater predatory copepods having a single median eye