nounsēmĭ-pŭellaSEMI-PVELLA☆ KeepMeaninga half-maidenLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879SEMIPUELLALEWIS & SHORTSEMIPUELLAsēmĭ-pŭella, ae, f., I. a half-maiden, as a designation of the Sirens, who were half girl and half bird, Aus. Idyll. 11, 21.Read the whole entry