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EURYALE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Euryale mean?
• EURYALE (noun)
The noun EURYALE has 2 senses:
1. (Greek mythology) one of the three Gorgons
Familiarity information: EURYALE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) one of the three Gorgons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Euryale" is a kind of...):
Gorgon ((Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Basket stars
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Euryale; genus Euryale
Hypernyms ("Euryale" is a kind of...):
echinoderm genus (a genus of echinoderms)
Holonyms ("Euryale" is a member of...):
Euryalida; subclass Euryalida (basket stars)
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