CYCLOPS


Meaning of CYCLOPS in English

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

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