CHARYBDIS


Meaning of CHARYBDIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈrib-dəs also ]

shə- or chə- noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek

Date: 1511

: a whirlpool off the coast of Sicily personified in Greek mythology as a female monster — compare Scylla

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