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

2. basket stars

  Familiarity information: EURYALE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EURYALE (noun)

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)