lamia Meaning, Definition & Usage
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       noun (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
       
       
 vampire.
 
WordNet
La"mi*a noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. .Definitions
- (Class. Myth.) - 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 with.