cyclops

Borrowed from Latin cyclōps, from Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps, “Cyclops”), q.v.

• (US) enPR: sī'klŏps, IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪˌklɑps/

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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 ease reading the date.

From Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps, “Cyclops”), q.v.

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈky.kloːps/, [ˈkʏkɫ̪oːps̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.klops/, [ˈt͡ʃiːklops]

cyclōps m (genitive cyclōpis); third declension

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

Third-declension noun.