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Noun: Scylla  si-lu
  1. (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

Sounds like: Scylla

Derived forms: Scyllas

Type of: mythical being

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