incubuses
/IH0 NG K Y UW0 B AH0 S AH0 Z/noun
- 1
(mediaeval folklore) An evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep.
- 2
A feeling of oppression during sleep, sleep paralysis; night terrors, a nightmare.
- 3
(by extension) Any oppressive thing or person; a burden.
- 4
(entomology) One of various of parasitic insects, especially subfamily Aphidiinae.
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