Charybdis

(kə rib′dis)

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

Origin: L < Gr

See Charybdis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Greek Mythology

A whirlpool off the Sicilian coast, opposite the cave of Scylla.

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