Definition of Scylla

1. Noun. (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.

Category relationships: Greek Mythology
Generic synonyms: Mythical Being

Definition of Scylla

1. 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.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scylla

scuzz
scuzzball
scuzzballs
scuzzes
scuzzier
scuzziest
scuzzy
scybala
scybala
scybalous
scybalum
scybalum
scye
scyes
Scyliorhinidae
Scylla (current term)
scyllaea
scyllarian
scyllite
scyllo-inosamine 4-kinase
scypha
scyphate
scyphi
scyphiform
scyphistoma
scyphistoma
scyphistomae
scyphistomas
scyphobranchii
scyphoid

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