"cambion" meaning in English

See cambion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: cambions [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin cambio (“I exchange”). Doublet of change. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la-lat|cambio|t=I exchange}} Late Latin cambio (“I exchange”), {{doublet|en|change}} Doublet of change Head templates: {{en-noun}} cambion (plural cambions)
  1. (folklore) The half-demon offspring of either an incubus and a female human or a succubus and a male human. Translations (Translations): cambion [masculine] (French), カンビオン (Japanese), kambion (Polish), cambión [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cambion-en-noun-BHDD0z~7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Folklore, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 77 12 6 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 92 4 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 3 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 77 12 6 4 Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences

Inflected forms

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