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Polyphemus
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polyphemus
Translingual
thumb|Polyphemus pediculus species Polyphemus pediculus
Etymology
mul
Proper noun
1 m
genus family Polyphemidae certain moths
Hypernyms
genus ; Branchiopoda class - class; Diplostraca - superorder; Onychopoda - order; Polyphemidae family - family
Hyponyms
genus Polyphemus exiguus species, Polyphemus pediculus species - species
References
Polyphemus (crustacean) Polyphemus (crustacean)
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English
thumb|right|Polyphemus being blinded by Odysseus.
Etymology
From en la Polyphēmus, from en grc Πολύφημος from grc πολύ φήμη -ος many-voiced”, “much spoken of”, or “abounding in songs and legends 1.
Pronunciation
en /ˌpɒlɪˈfiːməs/
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Proper noun
en Greek mythology A cyclops in Homer's Odyssey.
Derived terms
en Polyphemus caterpillar
Translations
cyclops in Greek mythology
Danish: da Polyfem
Esperanto: eo Polifemo
Finnish: fi Polyfemos
French: fr Polyphème m
Greek: el Πολύφημος m
Ancient Greek: grc Πολύφημος m
Italian: it Polifemo m
Latin: la Polyphēmus m
Russian: ru Полифе́м m
Latin
la:
Alternative forms
la Polyphēmos Greek-type
Etymology
From la grc Πολύφημος from grc πολύ φήμη -ος many-voiced”, “much spoken of”, or “abounding in songs and legends 1.
Pronunciation
Polyphēmus 1 1
Proper noun
Polyphēmus<2> m
la Greek mythology Polyphemus Polyphemus, the one-eyed Cyclops in Sicily, son of Neptune, who was blinded by Ulysses in Homer's Odyssey
la Greek mythology One of the Argonauts
la male Ancient Greek Polyphemus,Polyphemos
Declension
Polyphēmus<2>
Descendants
en Polyphemus 1
fr Polyphème 1
it Polifemo 1
scn Pulifimu 1
Further reading
Polyphemus 1197
Polyphemus Polyphemos 1764
la Ancient Greece