cyclops

cy·clops

noun \ˈsī-ˌkläps\

Definition of CYCLOPS

1

plural cy·clo·pes \sī-ˈklō-(ˌ)pēz\ capitalized : any of a race of giants in Greek mythology with a single eye in the middle of the forehead

2

plural cyclops [New Latin, genus name, from Latin] : any of a genus (Cyclops) of freshwater predatory copepods having a single median eye

Origin of CYCLOPS

Latin, from Greek Kyklōps, from kykl- cycl- + ōps eye

First Known Use: 1513

Rhymes with CYCLOPS

beechdrops, Cheops, eyedrops, Pelops, pinedrops, sundrops