cyclops
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cyclops¹
- /ˈsaɪˌklɑps/ US
- /ˈsaɪˌklɒps/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin cyclōps, from Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps, “Cyclops ['round eyes']”). The sense for copepods is a semantic loan from translingual Cyclops.
noun cyclops · cyclopes · cyclopses · Cyclops · Kyklops
- A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.
- A one-eyed creature of any species. Look at just about any vertebrate and you’ll see two eyes looking back at you. Falcons circling overhead have two eyes, just like hammerhead sharks roving through the ocean. Scientists have long puzzled over how the vertebrate eye first evolved. A pair of new studies suggest a strange beginning: Our
- A person with only one working eye.
- Any copepod in the genus Cyclops.
- A small magnifying lens in the crystal of a watch to aid in reading the date.
Cyclops²
noun Cyclops · Cyclopes · Cyclopses
- Alternative letter-case form of cyclops The Cyclopses thus initially assume that Polyphemus's suffering has been intentionally inflicted by some hostile figure.
proper noun
- Polyphemus, a cyclops character from Homer's Odyssey. What was the consequence of killing Cyclops?
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: water flea, polyphemus, cyclopess, cycnus, giant, bronte, cottus, polypheme, campe, argiope, ixionid, gorgoneion, ogre, enceladus, kampe, acoetes
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noun giant of mythology
| Español | cíclope |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 키클롭스 kikeullopseu, 퀴클롭스 kwikeullopseu |
| 日本語 | キュクロープス kyukurōpusu, キュクロプス kyukuropusu, サイクロプス saikuropusu, 独眼鬼 dokuganki |
| 中文 | 獨眼巨人 /独眼巨人 dúyǎn jùrén, 庫克洛普斯 /库克洛普斯 kùkèluòpǔsī, 賽克洛斯 /赛克洛斯 sàikèluòsī |
| Kiswahili | siklopsi |
| Português | ciclope, cíclope |
| Français | cyclope |
| Deutsch | Zyklop, Kyklop |
| Italiano | ciclope |
| Ελληνικά | Κύκλωπας Kýklopas, κύκλωπας kýklopas |
| Română | ciclop |
| Русский | цикло́п ciklóp, кикло́п kiklóp |
| العربية | صُقْلُوب ṣuqlūb, سايْكْلُوب sāyklūb, سايْكْلُوبْس sāyklūbs, كِيكْلُوب kīklūb, كِيكْلُوبْس kīklūbs |
| עברית | קִיקְלוֹפּ kiklóp |
noun copepod
| 中文 | 劍水蚤 /剑水蚤 jiànshuǐzǎo |
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title = {cyclops},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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