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Co·cy·tus (kō sīt′əs)

noun

Gr. Myth. the river of wailing, a tributary of the Acheron in Hades

Etymology: L < Gr Kōkytos, lit., a shrieking, wailing < kōkyein, to wail, redupl. of IE base *kau-, howl

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