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Scylla

Other forms: Scyllas

Definitions 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
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    mythical being
    an imaginary being of myth or fable
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