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banshee
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banshee
(in Irish folklore) a female spirit whose wailing warns of impending death
banshee
female specter, harbinger of death. [Irish and Welsh Myth.: Walsh Classical, 45]
See : Death
banshee
spirit with one nostril, a large projecting front tooth, and webbed feet. [Irish Folklore: Briggs, 14]
See : Monsters
banshee
Irish spirit who foretells death. [Irish Folklore: Briggs, 14–16]
See : Prophecy
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