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ALL meanings of lamia

la·mi·a
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  • noun plural lamia a vampire; a female demon. 1
  • noun plural lamia (initial capital letter, italics) a narrative poem (1819) by John Keats. 1
  • noun lamia A mythical monster, with the body of a woman or with the head and breasts of a woman and the body of a snake, said to prey on human beings and suck the blood of children. 1
  • noun plural lamia Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood. 1
  • noun lamia 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. 0
  • noun lamia one of a class of female monsters depicted with a snake's body and a woman's head and breasts 0
  • noun lamia a vampire or sorceress 0
  • noun lamia any of a class of monsters, half woman and half serpent, supposed to lure people, esp. children, in order to suck their blood 0
  • noun lamia a vampire; female demon; sorceress 0
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