Main Entry:

cy·clops

Pronunciation:

\ˈsī-ˌkläps\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

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

Date:

1513

1plural 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 forehead2plural cyclops [New Latin, genus name, from Latin] : any of a genus (Cyclops) of freshwater predatory copepods having a single median eye