cyclops
A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythologyA one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.
» The cyclopes were shepherds and lived in caves.
Meaning
5 senses(Greek, Roman)A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.
Zyklop, Kyklop
цикло́пciklóp, кикло́пkiklóp
(Greek mythology) one of a group of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead
A one-eyed creature of any species.
(derogatory)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.
Examples
8 sentencesThe cyclopes were shepherds and lived in caves.
Polyphemus is the most known among the cyclopes.
The cyclopes lived in caves.
How many eyes had the Cyclops?
ruСколько глаз было у Циклопа?
deWie viele Augen hatte der Zyklop?
Three Cyclopes forged Jupiter's lightning bolts.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin cyclōps, from Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps, “Cyclops ['round eyes']”)Borrowed from Latin cyclōps, from Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps, “Cyclops ['round eyes']”). The sense for copepods is a semantic loan from translingual Cyclops.
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Forms
plural: cyclops / cyclopes / cyclopsesSynonyms
1 synonyms- minute free-swimming freshwater copepod having a large median eye and pear-shaped body and long antennae used in swimming; important in some food chains and as intermediate hosts of parasitic worms that affect man e.g. Guinea worms:water flea