scylla

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Noun

HYPHEN

Scyl=la

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun scylla has 1 sense

scylla(n = noun.person) - (Greek mythology) a sea nymph transformed into a sea monster who lived on one side of a narrow strait; drowned and devoured sailors who tried to escape Charybdis (a whirlpool) on the other side of the strait;

is a kind of

mythical being

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CIDE DICTIONARY

scylla, n.

A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily, -- both personified in classical literature as ravenous monsters. The passage between them was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying “Between Scylla and Charybdis,” signifying a great peril on either hand. [1913 Webster]