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Cyclops /sīˈklops/ noun- One of a fabled race of giants who lived chiefly in Sicily, with one eye in the middle of the forehead (pl Cyˈclops, Cyclōˈpes, or Cyˈclopses)
- (without cap) a one-eyed monster (pl cyclōˈpes)
- A genus of minute freshwater copepods with an eye in front
- (without cap) a member of the genus (pl cyˈclops)
ORIGIN: Gr kyklōps, pl kyklōpes, from kyklos a circle, and ōps an eye cyclopēˈan, cyclōˈpian or cyclopˈic adjective - Relating to or like the Cyclopes
- Giant-like
- Vast
- Relating to a prehistoric Greek style of masonry with immense stones of irregular form
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