Λαμία — meaning in English

English meaning

• Lamia noun In folklore, a monstrous female figure, part woman and part serpent, said to prey on children.

Senses

Λαμία is used for these senses in English:

• Lamia A city in Greece.
• lamia (Greek mythology) A monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent.