a. and sb. Zool. [f. mod.L. Cyclops (in Zoology) + -OID.]
A. adj. Belonging to, or resembling the family Cyclopidæ of Copepods, of which the genus Cyclops is the type. B. sb. One of the Cyclopidæ.
1852. Dana, Crust., II. 1309. In one section, that most closely Cyclopoid, the eight natatory legs have the ordinary form. Ibid., 1408. They have usually an articulated abdomen, furcate at extremity, like the Cyclopoids.
