1. Plural of cyclops; in Greek mythology, one-eyed giants of enormous size and strength.
Usage: mythology; often capitalized when referring to specific mythological beings
2. Any creature or organism with a single eye or eye-like structure.
Usage: biology; zoology

Examples

• In Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus encounters the cyclopes during his journey home.
• The ancient Greeks told stories of cyclopes forging weapons in volcanic caves.
• Some deep-sea creatures resemble cyclopes with their single large eye.
• Medieval artists depicted cyclopes as monstrous beings in illuminated manuscripts.
• The cyclopes in Greek mythology were said to be the sons of Uranus and Gaia.