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succubus
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suc·cu·bus  (sky-bs) also suc·cu·ba (-b)
n. pl. suc·cu·bus·es or suc·cu·bi (-b, -b) also suc·cu·bae (-b, -b)
1. A female demon supposed to descend upon and have sexual intercourse with a man while he sleeps.
2. An evil spirit; a demon.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, alteration (influenced by Late Latin incubus, incubus) of Latin succuba, paramour, from succubre, to lie under : sub-, sub- + cubre, to lie down.]

succubus [ˈsʌkjʊbəs]
n pl -bi [-ˌbaɪ]
1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Also called succuba a female demon fabled to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men Compare incubus
2. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) any evil demon
[from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin succuba harlot, from Latin succubāre to lie beneath, from sub- + cubāre to lie]

succubus, succuba
a demon that assumes a female form to tempt men to intercourse, especially appearing in their dreams. — succubi, succubae, n. pl.
See also: Demons
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.succubus - a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping mensuccubus - a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men
daemon, daimon, demon, devil, fiend - an evil supernatural being
Translations
succubus [ˈsʌkjʊbəs] N (succubi (pl)) → súcubo m
succubus
n pl <succubi> → Sukkubus m


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