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cyclopia
[ sahy-kloh-pee-uh ]
noun
Pathology.
- a congenital defect characterized by fusion of the orbits into a single cavity containing one eye.
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It's likely that the goat suffers from a congenital defect known as "cyclopia."
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The dusky shark fetus's single eye is the hallmark of a congenital condition called cyclopia, which occurs in several animal species, including people.
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While rare, "cyclopia" is a real developmental anomaly in which only one eye develops.
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The feature of interest in the house was a big velvety cyclopia moth, clinging sleepily to the curtain—one of the rarest of Nature’s beautiful creations.
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Cases of living cyclopia, or individuals with one eye in the center of the forehead after the manner of the mythical Cyclops, are quite rare.
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