ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Polyphemic

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Polyphemic is an adjective meaning having one eye like the cyclops Polyphemus.

Meaning

having one eye like the cyclops Polyphemus.

Example Sentences

A sunflower, bending its head, peered at us with its round, polyphemic, impersonal eye, the long yellow lashes half-curled over the great black pupil.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cyclopean, cyclopiform, wheel-eyed, multieyed, polyommatous, cycloptic.

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