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   Si·ren

   /ˈsīrən/

   

   noun

   • 1. a device that makes a loud prolonged sound as a signal or warning: "ambulance sirens" Similar alarmalarm bellwarning belldanger signalwhistlehornhooterarchaic:tocsin
   • 2. each of a number of women or winged creatures whose singing lured unwary sailors on to rocks.
   • ▪ a woman who is considered to be alluring or fascinating but also dangerous in some way. Similar seductresstemptressfemme fataleMata HarienchantressCirceLoreleiDelilahflirtcoquetteteaseinformal:vampinformal, dated:mantrap
   • 3. an eel-like American amphibian with tiny forelimbs, no hind limbs, small eyes, and external gills, typically living in muddy pools.

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting an imaginary type of snake): from Old French sirene, from late Latin Sirena, feminine of Latin Siren, from Greek Seirēn.

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