| 单词 |
Polyphemus |
| 释义 |
‖ Polyphemus|pɒlɪˈfiːməs| [L., ad. Gr. Πολύϕηµος (lit. many-voiced, also much spoken of) name of a Cyclops in Odyssey ix.] 1. = Polypheme; a Cyclops, a one-eyed giant.
1829J. L. Knapp Jrnl. Naturalist 317 It riots the polyphemus of the pool. 1845R. W. Hamilton Pop. Educ. v. (ed. 2) 99 When the eyes of the many open, their Polyphemus will cease to be famous for his cyclopean vision. 2. Zool. a. A (naturally or abnormally) one-eyed animal. b. The common name for a very large American silkworm-moth, Telea polyphemus. (Cent. Dict.) |

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