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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.

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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
  3. 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 with.
  4. A monster capable of assuming a woman's form, who was said todevour human beings or suck their blood; a vampire; a sorceress; awith.
  5. n (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living