Lamia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lamia \La"mi*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (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 witch.
     [1913 Webster] Laminaa



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lamia
       n : (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood
           of the living [syn: {vampire}]
       [also: {lamiae} (pl)]