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  • noun Plural form of cyclops.

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Examples

  • As cyclopses for Allah, the Habadanian babes will be effectively banned from playing games, too; even pinochle and Halo and cricket demand depth perception.

    2009 May 10 « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009

  • As cyclopses for Allah, the Habadanian babes will be effectively banned from playing games, too; even pinochle and Halo and cricket demand depth perception.

    The Eyes Have It: A Single Eyed Niqab? « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009

  • He tells BoingBoing, "Now with a little editorial backing behind me, I hope to be able to get bloggers to send in their tips about unethical pharma trials, all manner of medical foibles, and, of course, infant cyclopses."

    Boing Boing 2006

  • PS The Greek plural of 'cyclops' is 'cyclopes', but I think 'cyclopses' is perfectly acceptable - and more normal - English.

    Nomads FROM OUTER SPAAAAACE!!!!!! 2007

  • We have pygmies and cyclopses, genii and enchanters, fairies and dwarfs, monks and devotees.

    Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook Ebenezer Cobham Brewer 1853

  • Undead beasties, giant cyclopses, and menacing minotaurs all stand in your path to glory in hopes of crushing you before succeeding in your quest.

    IGN Guides 2010

  • Undead beasties, giant cyclopses, and menacing minotaurs all stand in your path to glory in hopes of crushing you before succeeding in your quest.

    IGN Guides 2009

  • Undead beasties, giant cyclopses, and menacing minotaurs all stand in your path to glory in hopes of crushing you before succeeding in your quest.

    IGN Guides 2009

  • Just like in the previous games, you battle all sorts of mythical characters including cyclopses, medusas and satyrs.

    andPOP.com 2009

  • However, griffins beat yetis (griffins fly), and cyclops beat ghosts (cyclopses don’t fall for ghost stories), and vampires defeat zombies, since vampires are dead, and zombies require live brains to win.

    Fantasy League. 2010

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