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Etymology
From Late Latin incubus < L. incubo �nightmare, one who lies down on the sleeper� < incubare �to lie upon, to hatch� < in- �on� + cubare �to lie� < Proto-Indo-European base *keu(b)- �to bend, to turn�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�ɪnkju�b�s/

Noun
en-noun|incubi
Image:Johann Heinrich Füssli 053.jpg|thumb|1802 portrait of an incubus.

1. 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; night terrors, a nightmare.
3. Any oppressive thing or person; a burden.
4. insect One of a genus of parasitic insects.

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Translations
trans-top|an evil spirit
German: Incubus m
Korean: 몽� (mongma)
Sumerian: gelal
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See also
succubus

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