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What is the noun for siren?

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siren

(Greek) One of a group of nymphs who lured mariners to their death on the rocks.
One who sings sweetly and charms.
A dangerously seductive woman.
(biology) A member of an order of mammals of Sirenia (first attested in French in Dominique Bouhours, Les entretiens d'Ariste et d'Eugène, 1671).
(biology) A member of a genus of aquatic salamanders of the family Sirenidae (originally introduced by Linnaeus, 1766, for a genus of his reptiles), commonly used for all species subsumed under the family of Sirenidae.
A device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device (first recorded 1879).
(music) A musical instrument, one of the few aerophones in the percussion section of the symphony orchestra (patented as Acme Siren in 1895).
Synonyms:

signal, horn, hooter, bell, alarm, warning, klaxon, tocsin, alert, whistle, alarm bell, danger signal, warning bell, distress signal, buzzer, sign, fire alarm, gong, bleeper, foghorn, Mayday, alarum, red flag, smoke detector, high sign, smoke alarm, emergency alarm, heat sensor, fire bell, flag, sensor, ringer, buzz, warning signal, Klaxon, beeper, timer, burglar alarm, dinger, fire detector, emergency signal, caution, notice, notification, forewarning, cry, call, heads-up, tip off, SOS … more

Examples:

“If you listen carefully to an ambulance siren or a train whistle, you will notice that the noise sounds higher while the vehicle is approaching, and lower after the vehicle has passed by.”

“She's a voluptuous siren with a husky voice.”

sirene

(uncommon) A slightly crumbly brine cheese made of cow-, sheep-, and/or goat-milk, similar to feta, which is popular in the Balkan peninsula.

sirene

(possibly dated) Alternative spelling of siren

sirens

plural of siren
Synonyms:

bells, chimes, carillon, glockenspiel, gongs, knells, peals, tocsins, tolls, alarms, alerts, buzzers, buzzes, clappers, curfews, dingers, doorbells, ringers, signals, tintinnabula, warnings, ding-dongs, alarm bells, church bells, sleigh bells, alarm, horn, klaxons, distress signals, hooters, signs, fire alarms, bleepers, red flags, smoke detectors, whistle, alarums, foghorns, smoke alarms, flags, burglar alarms, sensors, beepers, timers, flashes, cries, trumpets, blasts, calls, red lights … more

Examples:

“Thankfully, the EMS was located just around the corner, their approaching sirens screaming.”

“No noise in the sky, but a wail of sirens constantly around the park, so steady that they sounded like air-raid alarms in the London blitz.”

“He was sitting in a traffic queue on York's eastern outskirts when the familiar sound of sirens wafted through the air.”

sirenes

plural of siren
Synonyms:

signals, horns, hooters, bells, alarms, warnings, klaxons, tocsins, alerts, whistles, alarm bells, distress signals, buzzers, signage, gongs, fire alarms, bleepers, foghorns, alarums, red flags, smoke detectors, smoke alarms, flags, sensors, beepers, timers, ringers, buzzes, dingers, burglar alarms, cries, calls, cautions, notices, flashes, trumpets, blasts, drums, notifications, forewarnings, red lights, heads-ups, SOSes, seductresses, temptresses, flirts, coquettes, enchantresses, vamps, Delilahs … more

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