siren

/sˈaɪrʌn/

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Noun
a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived; "Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren''s fatal song"
Noun
a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
Noun
a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
Noun
an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning
Noun
eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills
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