siren
English Thesaurus
1. eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | salamander, |
| definition | : | any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | genus siren, |
| definition | : | a genus of Sirenidae (noun.animal) |
2. an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | acoustic device, |
| definition | : | a device for amplifying or transmitting sound (noun.artifact) |
3. a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound (noun.communication)
4. a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | adult female, woman, |
| definition | : | an adult female person (as opposed to a man) (noun.person) |
5. a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | sea nymph, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | lorelei, |
| definition | : | a Siren of German legend who lured boatmen in the Rhine to destruction (noun.person) |
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