Scylla
pronunciation
How to pronounce Scylla in British English:
UK [ˈsilə]
How to pronounce Scylla in American English:
US [ˈsɪlə]
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- 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
Word Origin
- Scylla (n.)
- sea-monster in the Strait of Messina, from Latinized form of Greek Skylla, of unknown origin, perhaps related to skyllein "to tear."
Example
- 1. Do you know what scylla is ?
- 2. Under the gate is where they can decode scylla .
- 3. That 's where we can decode scylla .
- 4. Effects of feeding on growth and respiration of scylla serrata zoea .
- 5. So you don 't have scylla ?