Siren

n 1: a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure

sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs

lived; "Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so

they would not hear the Siren's fatal song" [syn: {Siren}]

2: a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive [syn:

{enchantress}, {temptress}, {Delilah}, {femme fatale}]

3: a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound

4: a device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or

warning

5: eel-like aquatic North American salamander with small

forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills