Definition of siren

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Siren (n.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness that they lured mariners to destruction..

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Entice :: Entice (v. t.) To draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to attract; as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad sense: To lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; as, the sirens enticed them to listen..
Sirene :: Sirene (n.) See Siren, 6..
Siren :: Siren (n.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness that they lured mariners to destruction..
Sirenize :: Sirenize (v. i.) To use the enticements of a siren; to act as a siren; to fascinate.
Syriac :: Syren (n.) See Siren.
Sirenical :: Sirenical (a.) Like, or appropriate to, a siren; fascinating; deceptive..
Doko :: Doko (n.) See Lepidosiren.
Siren :: Siren (n.) A mermaid.
Trachystomata :: Trachystomata (n. pl.) An order of tailed aquatic amphibians, including Siren and Pseudobranchus. They have anterior legs only, are eel-like in form, and have no teeth except a small patch on the palate. The external gills are persistent through life..
Siren :: Siren (a.) Of or pertaining to a siren; bewitching, like a siren; fascinating; alluring; as, a siren song..
Siren :: Siren (n.) An enticing, dangerous woman..
Mudfish :: Mudfish (n.) The South American lipedosiren, and the allied African species (Protopterus annectens). See Lipedosiren..
Manatee :: Manatee (n.) Any species of Trichechus, a genus of sirenians; -- called alsosea cow..
Sirenia :: Sirenia (n. pl.) An order of large aquatic herbivorous mammals, including the manatee, dugong, rytina, and several fossil genera..
Siren :: Siren (n.) Something which is insidious or deceptive.
Amphipneust :: Amphipneust (n.) One of a tribe of Amphibia, which have both lungs and gills at the same time, as the proteus and siren..
Mutilate :: Mutilate (n.) A cetacean, or a sirenian..
Dugong :: Dugong (n.) An aquatic herbivorous mammal (Halicore dugong), of the order Sirenia, allied to the manatee, but with a bilobed tail. It inhabits the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, East Indies, and Australia..
Dipnoi :: Dipnoi (n. pl.) A group of ganoid fishes, including the living genera Ceratodus and Lepidosiren, which present the closest approximation to the Amphibia. The air bladder acts as a lung, and the nostrils open inside the mouth. See Ceratodus, and Illustration in Appendix..
Siren :: Siren (n.) An instrument for producing musical tones and for ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog.
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