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Cyclops
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Cyclops /Cy·clops/ (si´klops) a genus of minute crustaceans, species of which are hosts of Diphyllobothrium and Dracunculus.
cyclops /cy·clops/ (si´klops) a fetus exhibiting cyclopia.
cyclops.
See cyclopia.
Cyclops [si´klops]
a genus of minute crustaceans, species of which act as hosts of Diphyllobothrium and Dracunculus.
cyclops [si´klops]
a malformed fetus exhibiting cyclopia. Called also monops and monophthalmus.
Cyclops
a genus of minute crustaceans with terrestrial life cycles, some species of which act as hosts of Diphyllobothrium and Dracunculus spp. Called also water flea.
cyclops
a monster exhibiting cyclopia.
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