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L / lămĭa
noun greek

lămĭa

gen. lămiae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
A witch; a sorceress, enchantress by extension •
A witch who was said to suck children's blood, a sorceress, enchantress: neu pransae lamiae vivum puerum extrahat alvo, Hor. A. P. 340; App. M. 1, p. 110, 3; 5, p. 164, 6.—Transf.: lamiae turres, nursery tales, Tert. adv. Val. 3.—
A sort of flatfish
A sort of flatfish, Plin. 9, 24, 40, § 78.—
A species of owl
A species of owl, Vulg. Isa. 34, 14.
Perseus ID: n25712 Key: lamia1