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English noun: Siren | |||
| 1. | Siren (person) a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived | ||
| Samples | Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sea nymph | ||
| Instance hyponym | Lorelei | ||
| 2. | siren (person) a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive | ||
| Synonyms | Delilah, enchantress, femme fatale, temptress | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adult female, woman | ||
| 3. | siren (communication) a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alarm, alarum, alert, warning signal | ||
| 4. | siren (artifact) an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acoustic device, alarm, alarm system, warning device | ||
| 5. | siren (animal) eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | salamander | ||
| Member meronym | genus Siren | ||
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