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1. (n.) Charybdis
a whirlpool in the Strait of Messina off the NE coast of Sicily.
2. Charybdis
a daughter of Gaea and Poseidon who was turned into a monster.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Charybdis
(Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Charybdis
a dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast. It is personified as a female monster. See Scylla
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Charybdis
. See Scylla.
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