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cyclops

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
19
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈsaɪˌklɑps/(US)
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/ˈsaɪˌklɑps/(US) · /ˈsaɪˌklɒps/

Definition of cyclops

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (Greek, Roman)A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.
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noun

  1. (Greek, Roman)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. Any copepod in the genus Cyclops.
  5. A small magnifying lens in the crystal of a watch to aid in reading the date.

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Etymology

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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