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charybdis

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  1. 1. n. A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast. It is personified as a female monster. See Scylla. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. (Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla Source: wordnet
  3. 3. A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast. It is personified as a female monster. See Scylla. Source: webster
  4. 4. A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla onthe Italian coast. It is personified as a female monster. See Scylla. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n. (Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla Source: ecdict

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