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lamia

/ˈleɪmɪə/ · noun

Meaning

  1. 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.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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