What is the meaning of Siren?

noun

  • A sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived.
    • usage: "Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song"
  • A woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive.
  • A warning signal that is a loud wailing sound.
  • An acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning.
  • Eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills. .
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