Cila — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Scylla noun In Greek mythology, a monstrous sea creature that, together with the whirlpool Charybdis, threatened sailors passing through a narrow strait.
Senses
Cila is used for these senses in English:
- Scylla A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirlpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily. The passage between Scylla and Charybdis was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying between Scylla and Charybdis signifies a great peril on either hand.
- sea onion A spring squill (Scilla verna), a plant of Atlantic Europe.