Polyphemus
//ˌpɒlɪˈfiːməs// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of polyphemus moth.
Proper Noun
- 1 A cyclops in Homer's Odyssey. Greek
Example
More examples"Polyphemus, the son of Neptune, had one eye in his forehead."
Etymology
From Latin Polyphēmus, from Ancient Greek Πολύφημος (Polúphēmos, from πολύ (polú) + φήμη (phḗmē) + -ος (-os), literally “many-voiced”, “much spoken of”, or “abounding in songs and legends”).
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