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Word: Cyclops
Speech Type: Noun
via Latin from Greek Kuklōps, literally ‘round-eyed’, from kuklos ‘circle’ + ōps ‘eye’
ˈsʌɪklɒps
a member of a race of savage one-eyed giants. In the Odyssey, Odysseus escaped death by blinding the Cyclops Polyphemus.
Short Definition:member of race of savage one-eyed giants
a minute predatory freshwater crustacean which has a cylindrical body with a single central eye.
Short Definition:minute predatory freshwater crustacean which has cylindrical body with single central eye
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