Cyclops -
n. 1 (pl.
Cyclops or
Cyclopses or Cyclopes) (in Greek mythology) a member of a race of one-eyed giants.
2 (
cyclops) (pl.
cyclops or cyclopes) Zool. a crustacean of the genus
Cyclops, with a
single central eye.
[L f. Gk Kuklops f. kuklos circle + ops eye]