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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Cyclops blasts powerful energy beams from his eyes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024
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
Combined with the biological findings, this geological work will help the team understand how the extraordinary biodiversity of the Cyclops came to be.
From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2023
He was about twelve feet tall—a respectable height for a Cyclops, but only half as tall as other giants Percy had dealt with.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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