siren

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

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