Siren

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Siren Definition

• (n) 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"
• (n) a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
• (n) a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
• (n) an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning
• (n) eel-like aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills

Siren Synonyms

• Delilah
• enchantress
• femme fatale
• siren
• temptress