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See also: Cyclops

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cyclōps, from Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps, Cyclops).

Pronunciation

Noun

cyclops (plural cyclops or cyclopes or cyclopses)

  1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.
  2. A one-eyed creature of any species.
  3. (derogatory) A person with only one working eye.
  4. (zoology) Any copepod in the genus Cyclops.
  5. (horology) A small magnifying lens in the crystal of a watch to aid in reading the date.

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps, Cyclops).

Pronunciation

Noun

cyclōps m (genitive cyclōpis); third declension

  1. A cyclops; a one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Descendants

  • Catalan: ciclop
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