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Definition cyclops in American English

cyclops noun

[countable] noun
/ˈsaɪˌklɑps/

In Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, Odysseus and his men are captured by the man-eating cyclops Polyphemus. Odysseus succeeds in blinding the giant and escaping.

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in ancient Greek stories, a giant with only one eye in the middle of his forehead

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Definition cyclops in American English