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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lamia /ˈleɪmɪə/

▶noun (pl. lamias or lamiae /-ɪiː/) a mythical monster with the body of a woman, supposed to suck the blood of children.

– origin via L. from Gk, denoting a carnivorous fish or mythical monster.

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