Cyclopes, genus Cyclopes
(noun) only the silky anteater
cyclops, water flea
(noun) 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
Cyclops
(noun) (Greek mythology) one of a group of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cyclopes
plural of cyclops
Source: Wiktionary
Cy"clops (s"klps), n. sing. & pl. Etym: [L. Cyclops, Gr.
1. (Gr. Myth.)
Definition: One of a race of giants, sons of Neptune and Amphitrite, having but one eye, and that in the middle of the forehead. They were fabled to inhabit Sicily, and to assist in the workshops of Vulcan, under Mt. Etna.
Note: Pope, in his translation of the "Odyssey," uniformly spells this word Cyclop, when used in the singular.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of minute Entomostraca, found both in fresh and salt water. See Copepoda.
3. A portable forge, used by tinkers, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
