cyclopses

Noun

cyclops (plural cyclops or cyclopes or cyclopses)

1. (Greek, Roman) A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.
2. A one-eyed creature of any species.
   • Look at just about any vertebrate and you’ll see two eyes looking back at you. Falcons circling overhead have two eyes, just like hammerhead sharks roving through the ocean. Scientists have long puzzled over how the vertebrate eye first evolved. A pair of new studies suggest a strange beginning...2026 February 23, Carl Zimmer, “The Rise of Eyes Began With Just One. Even Charles Darwin was puzzled by the evolution of the vertebrate eye. New research suggests that it traces back to a cyclopean...
3. (derogatory) A person with only one working eye.
4. Any copepod in the genus Cyclops.
5. A small magnifying lens in the crystal of a watch to aid in reading the date.

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