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lămĭa, ae, f., = λαμία. A witch who was said to suck children's blood, a sorceress, enchantress: neu pransae lamiae vivum puerum extrahat alvo, Hor. A. P. 340; App. M. 1, p. 110, 3; 5, p. 164, 6.—Transf.: lamiae turres, nursery tales, Tert. adv. Val. 3.— A sort of flatfish, Plin. 9, 24, 40, § 78.— A species of owl, Vulg. Isa. 34, 14.

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lămĭa

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lămĭa

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lamia

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25730

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lamia1

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