Classical Mythology. a member of a family of giants having a single round eye in the middle of the forehead.
(lowercase) a freshwater copepod of the genus Cyclops, having a median eye in the front of the head.
< Greek Kýklōps, literally, round-eye, equivalent to kýkl ( os ) a circle, round + ṓps eye
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It recounts the titular hero's 10-year quest to return home from war and includes some of the most famous Ancient Greek myths, including one-eyed monster Cyclops and the Sirens.
From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026
Another creature, Polyphemus, the enormous one-eyed Cyclops played by Bill Irwin, benefited from Nolan’s kind of synergy, starting with the famous Goya painting of Saturn eating his children.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026
Using cameras placed in the Cyclops Mountains in Indonesia’s West Papua province, the researchers captured it on video for the first time, proving it had not gone extinct.
From Washington Times • Nov. 10, 2023
“So it is really valuable to understand that it still occurs in the Cyclops Mountains,” said Kristofer Helgen, a mammalogist and director of the Australian Museum Research Institute who wasn’t involved in the expedition.
From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2023
Nora Molloy said, Will you stop calling him Cyclops?
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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