cyclopedic 
a cyclopedia in character or contents ;_ exhaus- 
tive: as, ci/i-lii/inlif treatment of a subject. 
cyclopedical, cyclopsedical (si-klo-pe'di-kal or 
-peel i-kal), ((. Same as cyclopedic. 
Cyclopes, . Plural of Cyclops, 1. 
Cyclophis (si'klo-fis), . [NL., < Gr. <rf><flof. a 
circle, + oijitc, a serpent.] A genus of serpents, 
It 
[NL., < Gr. 
C, a circle, + 
Green-snake (Cyclopkis verttalts}. 
of the family Coliibridte, containing the familiar 
and beautiful green-snake of the United States, 
C. rernalis. See green-snake. 
Cyclophoridae (si-klo-for'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < 
Cyclophorus + -irtVc.] A family of operculate 
gastropodous mollusks, typified by the genus 
Cyclophorus, related to and often merged in Cy- 
clostOHiidtt. They have a depressed shell with circular 
aperture and a plurispiral operculum. Leading genera 
are Cyclophorus, Cyclotut, Fomatius, Diplominatina, and 
Pupina. Also called Cyclotidw. 
Cyclophorus (si-klof o-rus), 
Kfaxjtopof, moving in a circle, < 
-<l>6poc,, ( Qt'pnv = E. bcarl.] 
A genus of gastropodous 
mollusks, typical of the fam- 
ily Cyclophorida!, or referred 
to the family Cyclostomida'.. 
cyclopia (si-kfo'pi-a), n. 
[NL., < L. Cyclops, < G"r. Ki<- 
K)MT!>, Cyclops: see Cyclops.] In tcratol., a mal- 
formation in which the orbits form a single 
continuous cavity. Also called synophthalaiia. 
cyclopic (si-klop'ik), a. [< Cyclops + -ic.] [Cop. 
or /. c., according to use.] Of, pertaining to, 
or resembling the Cyclopes ; cyclopean. Specifi- 
cally (a) One-eyed ; cyclopean (which see). Hence (It) 
Seeing only one part of a subject ; one-sided, (c) Gigantic. 
Sending a lull of defiance to all physicians, chirurgeons, 
and apothecaries, as so many bold giants, or cyclopick mon- 
sters, who daily seek to fight against Heaven by their re- 
bellious drugs and doses 1 Artif. Handaomencxs. 
cyclopid (si'klo-pid), . A member of the Cy- 
c/opida'. 
Cyclopidae (si-klop'i-de), . pi. [NL., < Cyclops, 
2, + -4da:.] A family of minute entomostracous 
crustaceans, of the gnathostomatous section of 
Copepoda: so called from their simple single eye. 
They are mostly fresh-water forms, without any heart, 
the second pair of antenna} 4-jointed and not biramous, 
the anterior antenna; of the male prehensile, and the fifth 
pair of feet rudimentary. They are extremely prolific, 
and it is estimated that in one summer a female may be- 
come the progenitrix of more than four million descen- 
dants. They undergo many transformations before attain- 
ing maturity. See cut under Cyclops. 
cyclopin (si'klo-pin), . [< NL. Cyclopia, a 
genus of plants (\ Gr. Ki/lor, a circle, + ir-oi><; 
(jro<5-) = E./oot), + - 2 .] An alkaloid obtained 
from plants of the genus Cyclopia. 
cyclopite (si'klo-pit), . [< Cyclopean + -ite 2 .] 
A crystallized variety of anorthite, occurring in 
geodes in the dolerite of the Cyclopean isles or 
rocks on the coast of Sicily, opposite Acireale. 
cycloplegla (sl-klo-ple'ji-a), . [NL., < Gr. 
/cwcAof, a, circle, + TT^//, a stroke.] Paralysis 
of the ciliary muscle of the eye. 
Head of Cyclops, a Fresh-water 
Copepod, under view, highly mag- 
nified. 
ntt, tnetastoma ; ep. epistoma ; 
Ib, labrum ; R, rostrum ; //', anten- 
nule ; ///', antenna ; IV, man- 
dible ; V. first maxilla ; IT, sec- 
ond maxilla, bearing a, outer divi- 
sion orexopudite, and /', inner divi- 
sion or endopodite. 
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one-eyed chief Polyphemus. (c) One of a Thra- 
cian tribe of giants, named from a king Cyclops, 
who, expelled from their country, were fabled 
to have built in their wanderings the great pre- 
historic walls and fortresses of Greece. See 
cyclopean. 2. [NL.] In zodl., a genus of mi- 
nute fresh-water co- 
pepods, typical of the 
family Cyclopida; hav- 
ing a greatly enlarged 
pair of antennules 
(the appendages of 
the second somite of 
the head), by the vig- 
orous strokes of which 
they dart through the 
water as if propelled 
by oars. In the front of 
the head there is a beady 
black median eye, really 
double, but appearing sin- 
gle, whence the naiueof the 
genus. Cyclops quadricor- 
nix is a common water-flea 
of fresh-water ponds and 
ditches. See Copepoda. 
3. [1. c.] A copepod of the genus Cyclops. 
cyclopterid (sl-klop'te-rid), n. A fish of the 
family Cyclopterida:. 
Cyclopteridae (si-klop-ter'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < 
Cyclopterus + -?'.] A family of fishes, rep- 
resented by the genus Cyclopterus, and adopted 
by various authors with different limits. See 
cut under Cyclopterus. () In the old systems it cm- 
braced the true Cyclopteridce as well as Lipaindidte and 
Gebieiocidai. (6) In Giinther's system it includes the true 
Cyclopteridce and also Liparididce. (c) By Gill and Amer- 
ican writers generally it is restricted to Cyclopteroidea of 
a short ventricose form, with short posterior and opposite 
dorsal and anal fins and a distinct spinous dorsal. The 
species inhabit the cold seas of the northern hemisphere. 
Cyclopterina (sl-klop-te-ri'na), n. pi. [NL., 
< Cyclopterus + -ina 2 .] In Giinther's system of 
classification, the first group of his family Dis- 
coboli, having two separate dorsal fins, and 12 
abdominal and 16 caudal vertebrse. 
cyclopterine (sl-klop'te-rin), a. and . I. a. 
Of or relating to the Cyclopterina or restricted 
Cycloptcridai. 
II. n. One of the Cyclopterina. 
cyclopteroid (si-klop'te-roid), n. and . I. n. 
Of or relating to the Cyclopterida!. 
II. . A fish of the family Cyclopteridce or 
superfamily Cyclopteroidea. 
Cyclopteroidea (si-klop-te-roi'df-a), n. pi. 
[NL., < Cyclopterus + -ohlea.] A superfamily of 
acanthopterygian fishes, distinguished by the 
development of a suctorial disk resulting from 
the union of the ventral fins and the fixture of 
their rays to the pelvic bones. It includes the 
families' Cyclopteridce and Liparulidte. 
Cyclopterus (sl-klop'te-rus), n. [NL., < Gr. 
KtwAof, a circle, + irrspdv, wing.] A geiius of 
fishes, typical of the family Cyclopterida: By the 
cyclostome 
NL. ry- 
Gr. KJ';K/IWI/>, pi. Kmliun-ec, Cyclops, lit. round- 
was circular and in the middle of the forehead. 
According to the Hesiodic legend, there were three Cy- 
clopes of the race of Titans, sons of Uranus and Ge who 
forged the thunderbolts of Zens, Pluto's helmet, and Posei- 
don's trident, and were considered the primeval patrons 
of all smiths. Their workshops were afterward said to be 
mutor Mount Etna. 
The Cyclops here, which labour at the Trade 
Are Jealonsie, fear, Sadness, and Despair. 
Cowley, The Mistress, Monopoly. 
(ft) In the Odyssey, one of a race of gigantic, 
lawless cannibal shepherds in Sicily, under the 
Lump-fish (Cyclopterus lumpHs). 
older authors it was made to include all forms with an 
imperfectly ossified skeleton and the ventral fins united 
in a broad suctorial disk ; by later authors it is restricted 
to the lump-fish (C. lumpiut) and closely related species, 
cyclorama (s!-klo-ra'ma), n. [< Gr. KVKAOC, a 
circle, -I- bpafta, a view, ( &pav, see.] A represen- 
tation of a landscape, battle, or other scene, 
arranged on the walls of a room of cylindrical 
shape, and so executed as to appear in natural 
perspective, the spectators occupying a posi- 
tion in the center ; a circular panorama. 
It is only within a generation that ci/cloramas have been 
painted and constructed with a satisfactory degree of me- 
chanical perfection. Appleton's Ann. Cyc., 1886, p. 278. 
cycloramic (si-klo-ram'ik), a. [< cyclorama + 
-ie.] Relating to or of the nature of a cyclo- 
rama. 
The laws of cycloramic perspective have been understood 
for two or three centuries. 
Appletmi's Ann. Cyc., 1886, p. 278. 
Cyclorhapha (si-klor'a-fa), . pi. [NL., neut. 
SI. ofcyclorhaphus: seecyclorhaphous.'] A prime 
ivision of dipterous insects, containing those 
in which the pupa-case opens curvilincarly : 
opposed to Orthorhaplia, in which the case splits 
straight. Srauer. 
cyclorhaphous (sl-klor'a-fus), a. [< I 
clorhajiliiis, <Gr. Ki.'K/tof, a circle, + />0>/, a iseuni, 
a suture, < pdirreiv, sew.] Having the pupa-case 
opening curvilinearly ; specifically, pertaining 
to or having the characters of the < 'yrliirlia/iliii. 
Cyclosaura (sl-klo-sa'ra), n. pi. [NL., < Gr. 
KrK/m; a circle, + aavpoc, lizard.] A division 
of lacertiliaus or lizards. They have a short tbi.-k 
tongue, scarcely extensible; around pupil; a long tail with 
the anus not terminal ; 2 or 4 short feet, or none ; the body 
either lacertiform or serpentiform ; the back with large 
scales ; and the belly with scales not overlapping and ar- 
ranged in cross-bands. The division contains the Chalci- 
d(f, Zonuridtz, and EcpleoiMdiilce (to which some add the 
monitors, etc.). The group is by some made a family, 
Ptuefcopttura, of a suborder BrmKnfftsto, 
cyclosaurian (sl-klo-sa'ri-an), . and n. [< Cy- 
closaura + -?-.] 1. a. Pertaining to or having 
the characters of the Cyclosaura. 
II. n. One of the Cyclosaura. 
cycloscope (si'klo-skop), . [< Gr. Kt'K/tof, a 
circle, + anoireiv, view.] An apparatus invented 
by McLeod and Clarke for measuring velocities 
of revolution at a given instant, it consists es- 
sentially of a revolving ruled cylinder that may be exam- 
ined through an opening partially closed by a tuning-fork 
vibrating at a known rat*. The observation depends on 
the persistence of vision, and when the intermittent ap- 
pearance of the ruled lines, seen past the vibrating fork, 
becomes continuous, an index shows upon a scale the rate 
of the revolution of the cylinder. 
cyclosis (si-klo'sis), n. [NL., < Gr. Kvxl.uaic, a 
surrounding, < KVK/.OVV, surround, move around, 
< Kt'xAof, a circle : see cycle, .] In rou7., ptiysioL, 
and bot., circulation, as of blood or other fluid: 
in zoology, especially applied to the currents in 
which circulate the finely granular protoplasmic 
substancesin/'rotacwf, Infusoria, etc., as within 
the body of members of the genus I'ummeeium, 
and the pseudopods of foraminif ers ; in botany, 
originally, to the movement occasionally observ- 
able in the latex of plants, now to the streaming 
movement of protoplasm within the cell. 
It is by the contractility of the protoplasmic layer that 
the curious cyclosis ... is carried on within the Plant- 
cell. W. D. Carpenter, Micros., 224> 
cyclospermous (si-klo-sper'mus), a. [< Gr. 
/ti'jK/iflc, a circle, + mipfut, seed, + -o.] In 
bot., having the embryo coiled about the cen- 
tral albumen, as the seeds of ( 'aryopityllace<e. 
Cyclostoma (si-klos'to-ma), n. [NL., fern. sing. 
(in sense 2 neut. pi.) of cyclostomux: see cyclos- 
tomous.~] 1. The typical genus of the family Cy- 
clostomidce: so called from the circular aperture 
of the shell. Very different limits have been given to 
it, the old writers including not only all the true Cyclosto- 
midte, but also the Cyclophoridce and J'ontatiidfr, while 
by most modem writers it is limited to those with a cal- 
careous paucispiral operculum flattened and having an 
eccentric nucleus. The species are numerous ; they live 
in damp places. C. elegan* is an example. See cut under 
CyclotttomidcE. Also Cyclogtomu*. 
2. [Used as a plural.] The cyclostomatous 
vertebrates, or myzonts. 
Cyclostomata (sl-klo-sto'ma-ta), n. pi. [NL., 
neut. pi. of eyclostotiiatus : 8escyclostotnatotis.~\ 
1. A division of gymnolsematous polyzpans 
having tubular cells, partially free or entirely 
connate, a terminal opening with a movable 
lip, and no avicularia nor vibracula: opposed 
to Chilostomata and Ctenostomata. It is subdivided 
into Articitlata or Itadicata (family Cnxiidce), and Inar- 
ticnlata or Incruitata, containing the rest of the families. 
2. In Gunther's system of classification, a sub- 
class of fishes having the following technical 
characters: the skeleton cartilaginous and no- 
tochordal, without ribs and without real jaws ; 
skull not separate from the vertebral column ; 
no limbs; gills in the form of fixed sacs with- 
out branchial arches, 6 or 7 in number on each 
side ; one nasal aperture only ; mouth circular 
or sucker-like ; and heart without bulbus arte- 
riosus. Also called CyrbitttMiti, Cyclostouiiti, 
Marsipobranchii, and Monorlniiii. 
cyclostomate (si-klos'to-mat), . [< NL. cy- 
clostomatus: see cyclostomatous.] Same as cy- 
clostomous. 
Of the thirty-three cyclinttomate forms, thirteen had pre- 
viously been known in a fossil state. Science, IX. .'JfiO. 
cyclostomatous (si-kly-stom'a-tus), a. [< NL. 
cyclostomatllS, < Gr. xi'K/.of, a circle, T OTO- 
fia(r-), mouth.] Having a circular oral aper- 
ture, or round mouth. .Specifically () Pertaining to 
the |H>lyzoan Cyclustomatn, (6) Pertaining to tlic rounil- 
montlicd fishes, the lampreys and line's. The usual form 
in il-bthyolnny is i-fl'-lnxtalimug. 
cyclostome (si'klo-stom), a. and n. [< NL. cy- 
clostomus: see cy'clostoions.~\ I. a. Same as 
Iherin-l'intiimi' Fishes, possessed of eeivhral ganglia that 
are toli-ratily manifest, lead us to the ordinary Banes, in 
which these ganglia, individually much larger, form a 
cluster of musses, or rudimentary brain. 
H. Spencer, Prin. of Psychol., 8. 
