lamia

la·mi·a

Class. Myth. any of a class of monsters, half woman and half serpent, supposed to lure people, esp. children, in order to suck their blood
Folklore a female demon or vampire

Origin of lamia

Middle English lamya from Classical Latin lamia from Gr; akin to lamos, abyss from Indo-European base an unverified form lem-, with gaping mouth from source Classical Latin lemures, ghosts (see lemur), Welsh llef, voice

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lamia

noun

pl. la·mi·as, or la·mi·ae

also Lamia Greek Mythology A monster represented as a serpent with the head and breasts of a woman that ate children and sucked the blood from men.
A female vampire.

Origin of lamia

Middle English from Latin from Greek

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Noun

(plural lamias)

A monster preying upon human beings and who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent.

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