[cy.clops] n [L, fr. Gk Kyklops, fr. kykl- cycl- + ops eye] (1513) 1 pl cy.clo.pes cap: any of a race of giants in Greek mythology with a single eye in the middle of the forehead
2. pl cyclops [NL, genus name, fr. L]: any of a genus (Cyclops) of freshwater predatory copepods having a median eye