Charybdis

Pronunciation:		ku'ribdis
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] (Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla

	See Also:	maelstrom, vortex, whirlpool

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Cha*ryb"dis\, n. [L., Gr. ?.] A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast. It is personified as a female monster. See {Scylla}.

Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	A lisp program to display mathematical expressions. It is related to mathlab. [Sammet 1969, p. 522].