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suc⋅cu⋅bus

  [suhk-yuh-buhs]
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–noun, plural -bi  [-bahy] .
1. a demon in female form, said to have sexual intercourse with men in their sleep. Compare incubus (def. 1).
2. any demon or evil spirit.
3. a strumpet or prostitute.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < ML, var. of L succuba succuba; cf. incubus
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suc·cu·bus   (sŭk'yə-bəs)   
n.   pl. suc·cu·bus·es or suc·cu·bi (-bī', -bē') also suc·cu·bae (-bē', -bī')

  1. A female demon supposed to descend upon and have sexual intercourse with a man while he sleeps.

  2. An evil spirit; a demon.


[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, alteration (influenced by Late Latin incubus, incubus) of Latin succuba, paramour, from succubāre, to lie under : sub-, sub- + cubāre, to lie down.]
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Word Origin & History

succubus 
1387, alteration (after incubus) of L.L. succuba "strumpet," applied to a fiend in female form having intercourse with men in their sleep, from succubare "to lie under," from sub- "under" + cubare "to lie down" (see cubicle).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: suc·cu·bus
Pronunciation: 's&k-y&-b&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural suc·cu·bi /-"bI,-"bE/
: an imaginary demon assuming female form and formerly held to have sexual intercourse with men in their sleep —compare INCUBUS 1
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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