Main Entry: cy·clops

Pronunciation: \ˈsī-ˌkläps\

Function: noun

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

Date: 1513

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