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Lewis Short

lămĭa (noun F) = λαμία: .
* 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, Plin. 9, 24, 40, § 78.
* A species of owl, Vulg. Isa. 34, 14.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

TLL

s. TLL
Thesaurus Linguae Latinae
See also: Lamia
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