Found 2 items, similar to lamia.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: lamia
lamia
n : (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood
of the living [syn:
vampire]
[also:
lamiae (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Lamia
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]