Polyphemus

//ˌpɒlɪˈfiːməs// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of polyphemus moth.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A cyclops in Homer's Odyssey. Greek

Example

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"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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