Cyclops

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsʌɪklɒps/

noun

  • 1 (plural Cyclops or Cyclopes /sʌɪˈkləpiːz/) Greek Mythology a member of a race of savage one-eyed giants. In the Odyssey, Odysseus escaped death by blinding the Cyclops Polyphemus.
  • 2 (cyclops) a minute predatory freshwater crustacean which has a cylindrical body with a single central eye.
    • Genus Cyclops and other genera, order Cyclopoida

Origin:

via Latin from Greek Kuklōps, literally 'round-eyed', from kuklos 'circle' + ōps 'eye'