Word: lamias
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: la
mi
as
Definition: Plural of lamia; a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
Morphemes:
Affix: lamia
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A monster preying upon human beings and who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lamia
Language: la
Decoded: lamia
PoS: Noun
Meaning: witch who was said to suck children's blood (sort of female bogeyman), vampiress
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).