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Charybdis Moderate

Charybdis has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

Proper Noun
1

A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast.

See Also
italian charybdian scylla monster between scylla and charybdis dangerous whirlpool sicily
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
whirlpool
Rhyming Words
dis cadis codis audis rudis pedis jedis addis vadis kadis madis tardis vardis landis candis cordis sardis dardis turdis bendis
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