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Noun: banshee  ban-shee
  1. (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death
    "They heard what sounded like a banshee's cry in the night";
    - banshie

Derived forms: banshees

Type of: disembodied spirit, spirit

Encyclopedia: Banshee