siren

noun

1. 1

   eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills

   Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song

2. 2

   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

3. 3

   an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning

4. 4

   a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound

5. 5

   a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive