siren


Siren (http://definr.com/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: an acoustic 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