Charybdis
WordNet

noun


(1)   (Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla
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Proper noun



  1. A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast.
  2. A personification of the above whirlpool as a female monster.
 
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