siren
- Noun. (''original sense'') (Greek mythology) One of a group of nymphs who lured mariners to their death on the rocks.
- Noun. A device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal.
- Noun. A dangerously seductive woman.
- Noun. A common name for salamanders of ''Siren'' and Sirenidae.
- Noun. A common name for mammals of ''Sirenia''.
- Adjective. relating to or like a siren.
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