 siren |
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| 1. | [ noun ] an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning | |
| Related terms: | alarm acoustic_device | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound | |
| Related terms: | alarm | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive | |
| Synonyms: | temptress Delilah femme_fatale enchantress | |
| Related terms: | woman | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (Greek mythology,religion,classical mythology) a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived | |
| Examples: | "Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song" |
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| Related terms: | nymph Oceanid Lorelei | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (zoology) eel-like aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills | |
| Related terms: | salamander genus_Siren | |
| Similar spelling: |
Sirena Sieren Sirenia |
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