 cyclopes |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (Greek mythology) one of a race of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead | |
| Synonyms: | Cyclopes | |
| Related terms: | giant Greek_mythology | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (zoology) minute free-swimming freshwater copepod having a large median eye and pear-shaped body and long antennae used in swimming; important in some food chains and as intermediate hosts of parasitic worms that affect man e.g. Guinea worms | |
| Synonyms: | water_flea | |
| Related terms: | copepod genus_Cyclops | |
| Similar spelling: |
cyclops cyclopean cyclopedia Cyclopterus Cyclophorus cyclopia cyclopaedia |
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