Charybdis
- Proper noun. A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast.
- Proper noun. (Greek mythology) A personification of the above whirlpool as a female monster.
- Proper noun. A general term for any dangerous whirlpool.
This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.
This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.