'Lamia' definitions:

Definition of 'lamia'

noun

(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living [syn: vampire, lamia]

From: GCIDE

Lamia \La"mi*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Class. Myth.) A monster capable of assuming a woman's form, who was said to devour human beings or suck their blood; a vampire; a sorceress; a witch. [1913 Webster] Laminaa