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LAMIA (lamiae)

Pronunciation (US):

• LAMIA (noun)
The noun LAMIA has 1 sense:

1. (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living

Familiarity information: LAMIA used as a noun is very rare.

• LAMIA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

lamia; vampire

Hypernyms ("lamia" is a kind of...):

evil spirit (a spirit tending to cause harm)

Domain category:

folklore (the unwritten literature (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture)

"Every disease will have its course."
(English proverb)
"A crow a crow's eyes doesn't peck."
(Bulgarian proverb)
"The tail of the dog never straightens up even if you hang to it a brick."
(Arabic proverb)
"He who takes no chances wins nothing."
(Danish proverb)

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