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succubus Definition

suc·cu·bus (suk′yo̵̅o̅ bəs)

noun pl. -·bi′-bī′

a female evil spirit or demon thought in medieval times to descend upon and have sexual intercourse with sleeping men

Etymology: ME < ML (altered by assoc. with incubus) < LL succuba, strumpet < L succubare, to lie under < sub-, sub- + cubare, to lie: see cube

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