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Noun: lamia (lamiae)  ley-mee-u
  1. (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
    - vampire

Derived forms: lamiae

Type of: evil spirit

Encyclopedia: Lamia Lamia, Greece

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