siren

IPA: sˈaɪrʌn

(Greek mythology) One of a group of nymphs who lured mariners to their death on the rocks.
One who sings sweetly and charms.
A dangerously seductive woman.
A member of Sirenia, an order of mammals.
A member of a genus of aquatic salamanders of the family Sirenidae, commonly used for all species in the family Sirenidae.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Hestina.
A device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device (first recorded 1879).
(music) A musical instrument, one of the few aerophones in the percussion section of the symphony orchestra (patented as Acme Siren in 1895).
An instrument for demonstrating the laws of beats and combination tones.
(astronomy, astrophysics) An astrophysical event that can be used for calculating cosmic distances.
A village, the county seat of Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States.
A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States, surrounding the village of the same name.

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