/ˈlamja̝/
OrixeLearned borrowing from Latin lamia, from Ancient Greek Λάμια (Lámia).
- femininelamia (a monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent)
- femininedusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus)
- feminineiron rim or tyre of a cart's wheel
- feminineplate
“Demays lançaron lámeas trauesas grandes de ferro enna porta do dito thesouro con clauos que passauan da outra parte, en tal maneyra, que os enssarraron enno dito thesouro; et en todo aquel dia non les” — And also they nailed large crossed iron plates on that treasury's door, with nails that pierced through the door, so that they were shut up in the mentioned treasury; and throughout that day they didn
Formaslamias(plural) · lâmia(alternative) · lumia(alternative)