/lay"mee euh/ , n. , pl. lamias, lamiae /-mee ee'/ for 1, 2.
1. Class. Myth. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
2. a vampire; a female demon.
3. ( cap., italics. ) a narrative poem (1819) by John Keats.
[ 1350-1400; ME lámia a female man-eater ]