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incubus
noun
[ ˈɪŋkjʊbəs ]
• a male demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women.
Origin:
Middle English: late Latin form of Latin incubo ‘nightmare’, from incubare ‘lie on’ (see incubate).
