女怪,妖婦
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.
lamia n : (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living [syn: {vampire}] [also: {lamiae} (pl)]