WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
la•mi•a
(lā′mē ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mi•as, -mi•ae (-mē ē′)USA pronunciation for 1, 2.
- Mythology[Class. Myth.]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.
- Mythologya vampire;
a female demon. - (cap., italics.) a narrative poem (1819) by John Keats.
- Greek lámia a female man-eater
- Latin
- Middle English 1350–1400
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