incuba

I1N1C3U1B3A1
UK/ˈɪnkjuːbə/

noun

A female incubus.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nounincuba (plural incubae)

plural incubae

  1. nonce wordA female incubus.

Origin

A respelling of incubus, substituting the (Latin second-declension nominative singular) masculine case ending -us with its (first-declension) feminine equivalent -a; compare succuba, succubus.

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APA

incuba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incuba

MLA

“incuba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incuba. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incuba,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incuba.

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