Cyclops Definition & Meaning

cyclops
noun
  1. (Greek mythology) one of a race of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead
  2. 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" in song lyrics

See how cyclops is used in real songs:

  • "I be a rapper what a cataract is to a Cyclops"
    The 49ers — Champagne
  • "If you had one more eye, you'd be a Cyclops"
    Aesop Rock — The Yes and the Y'all
  • "Psychotic, I slice optics of cyclops"
    Apathy — Checkmate

Words that rhyme with cyclops

Usage tips for "cyclops"

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