suc|cu|bus

suc|cu|bus
suc|cu|bus «SUHK yuh buhs», noun, plural -bi «-by», -bus|es.
1. a demon in female form supposed to have carnal intercourse with men in their sleep.
2. any evil spirit; demon.
[< Medieval Latin succubus < Late Latin succuba; see etym. under succuba; (Cf.succuba) patterned on incubus]

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