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Cyclops

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A common freshwater crustacean.

Some species of Cyclops serve as hosts for parasites such as the guinea worm, the cause of dracunculiasis (guinea worm disease).

The Cyclops were one-eyed giants of Greek mythology, a mythical race of lawless giant shepherds who lived in Sicily.

They had a single large round eye in the center of the forehead.

The word 'cyclops' itself comes from the Greek 'kyklos' (circle) + 'ops' (eye).

Cyclopia is a congenital malformation (birth defect) in which there is only one eye located just above the customary location of the nose.

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