Lamia
Word | LAMIA |
Character | 5 |
Hyphenation | la mi a |
Pronunciations | /ˈleɪmɪə/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Lamia"
What do we mean by lamia?
A monster represented as a serpent with the head and breasts of a woman that ate children and sucked the blood from men. noun
A female vampire. noun
In fir. and Roman mythology, an enticing witch, who charmed children and youths for the purpose of feeding on their blood and flesh, like the later vampire; a female demon; hence, in general, a destroying witch or hag. noun
In zoology: noun
A Fabrician (1775) genus of longicorn beetles, now the type of the family Lamiidæ. L. ædilis is a species the male of which has antenæ) four times as long as the body. noun
A genus of sharks: same as Lamna. noun
A monster capable of assuming a woman's form, who was said to devour human beings or suck their blood; a vampire; a sorceress; a witch. noun
A monster with the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent, which ate children and sucked the blood from men. noun
(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living noun
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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