lamia
noun
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.
lamiae
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pluralof lamia.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The word lamiae signified, walking spirits, which, according to the vulgar notion, devoured men; this makes the spirit of the sarcasm against the tax-gatherers.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces by Samuel Johnson
