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Definition of Harpy
1. Noun. A malicious woman with a fierce temper.
2. Noun. (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman.
3. Noun. Any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes.
Generic synonyms: Fruit Bat, Megabat
Group relationships: Genus Nyctimene, Nyctimene
4. Noun. Large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America.
Generic synonyms: Bird Of Jove, Eagle
Group relationships: Genus Harpia, Harpia
Definition of Harpy
1. n. 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.
Definition of Harpy
1. Noun. A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture. ¹
2. Noun. A shrewish woman ¹
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Definition of Harpy
1. a shrewish person [n -PIES]
Medical Definition of Harpy
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1. 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. "Both table and provisions vanished guite. With sound of harpies' wings and talons heard." (Milton)
2. One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner. "The harpies about all pocket the pool." (Goldsmith)
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Harpy
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