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American

[sahy-kloh-pee-uh] / saɪˈkloʊ pi ə /

noun

Pathology.

a congenital defect characterized by fusion of the orbits into a single cavity containing one eye.

Etymology

Origin of cyclopia

1830–40; < New Latin < Greek Kýklōp ( s ) Cyclops + -ia -ia

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Cases of living cyclopia, or individuals with one eye in the center of the forehead after the manner of the mythical Cyclops, are quite rare.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

The feature of interest in the house was a big velvety cyclopia moth, clinging sleepily to the curtain—one of the rarest of Nature’s beautiful creations.

From God's Green Country A Novel of Canadian Rural Life by Ethel M. Chapman

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