Cyclops

Cyclops

See also: cyclops

Translingual

Etymology

The copepod sense came from the Greek mythology sense, which is from Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps, “one-eyed giant”), from Proto-Hellenic *kúklōps, from Proto-Indo-European *pḱú-klōps (“cattle thief”).

Proper noun

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Cyclops

  2. one-eyed creatures in Ancient Greek mythology

Proper noun

Cyclops m

  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Cyclopidae – widespread, small, one-eyed, freshwater crustaceans.
    Hypernyms: Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Maxillopoda – class; Copepoda – subclass; Neocopepoda  – infraclass; Podoplea – superorder; Cyclopoida – order < Cyclopidae
    Hyponym: Cyclops quadricornis

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