succubus
noun/ˈsʌkjʊbəs/
/ˈsʌkjʊbəs/
(plural succubi
(literary)/ˈsʌkjʊbaɪ/
/ˈsʌkjʊbaɪ/
)- a female evil spirit, supposed to have sex with a sleeping man compare incubusWord Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin succubus ‘prostitute’, from succubare, from sub- ‘under’ + cubare ‘to lie’.
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