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Charybdis definition

Cha·ryb·dis (kə rib′dis)

a whirlpool off the NE coast of Sicily, in the Strait of Messina; now called Galofalo

Etymology: L < Gr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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