| Definitions of 'harpy' |
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1. (noun) vixen, harpy, hellcat
a malicious woman with a fierce temper
2. (noun) Harpy
(Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman
3. (noun) harpy, harpy bat, tube-nosed bat, tube-nosed fruit bat
any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
4. (noun) harpy, harpy eagle, Harpia harpyja
large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America
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1. (noun) harpy
a fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture, with long claws, and the face pale with hunger. Some writers mention two, others three
2. (noun) harpy
one who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner
3. (noun) harpy
the European moor buzzard or marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
4. (noun) harpy
a large and powerful, double-crested, short-winged American eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). It ranges from Texas to Brazil
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