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Har·py H0070200 (här′pē)n. pl. Har·pies 1. Greek Mythology One of several loathsome, voracious monsters with the head and trunk of a woman and the tail, wings, and talons of a bird.2. harpy A predatory person.3. harpy A shrewish woman.
[Latin harpȳia, singular of Latin harpȳiae, the Harpies, from Greek harpūiai.]harpy (ˈhɑːpɪ) n, pl -piesa cruel grasping woman[C16: from Latin Harpyia, from Greek Harpuiai the Harpies, literally: snatchers, from harpazein to seize]
Harpy (ˈhɑːpɪ) n, pl -pies (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a ravenous creature with a woman's head and trunk and a bird's wings and clawsHar•py (ˈhɑr pi)
n., pl. -pies. 1. any of a group of winged supernatural beings of classical myth, two or three in number, portrayed by later authors as rapacious female monsters. 2. (l.c.) a scolding, bad-tempered woman; shrew. 3. (l.c.) a greedy, predatory person. [1540–50; < Latin Harpȳia, singular of Harpȳiae < Greek Hárpȳiai (pl.), literally, snatchers, akin to harpázein to snatch away] harp′y•like`, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  harpy - a malicious woman with a fierce temperhellcat, vixendisagreeable woman, unpleasant woman - a woman who is an unpleasant person | | 2. | Harpy - (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a womanGreek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeksmythical creature, mythical monster - a monster renowned in folklore and myth | | 3. |  harpy - any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubesharpy bat, tube-nosed bat, tube-nosed fruit batfruit bat, megabat - large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruitgenus Nyctimene, Nyctimene - East Indian fruit bats | | 4. |  harpy - large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical AmericaHarpia harpyja, harpy eaglebird of Jove, eagle - any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flightgenus Harpia, Harpia - a genus of Accipitridae |
harpynounA person, traditionally a woman, who persistently nags or criticizes:fishwife, fury, scold, shrew, termagant, virago, vixen.Informal: battle-ax.Translationsharpy
Harpy, in Greek mythology, winged women with sharp claws who snatched food, objects, or people.
harpy or harpy eagle: see eagleeagle,
common name for large predatory birds of the family Accipitridae (hawk family), found in all parts of the world. Eagles are similar to the buteos, or buzzard hawks, but are larger both in length and in wingspread (up to 7 1-2 ft/228 cm) and have beaks nearly as long as
..... Click the link for more information. .harpyfoul-smelling creature; half-vulture, half-woman. [Gk. Myth.: Mercatante, 212–213]See: MonstersFinancialSeeEagleharpy
Synonyms for harpynoun a person, traditionally a woman, who persistently nags or criticizesSynonyms- fishwife
- fury
- scold
- shrew
- termagant
- virago
- vixen
- battle-ax
Synonyms for harpynoun a malicious woman with a fierce temperSynonymsRelated Words- disagreeable woman
- unpleasant woman
noun (Greek mythology) vicious winged monsterRelated Words- Greek mythology
- mythical creature
- mythical monster
noun any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubesSynonyms- harpy bat
- tube-nosed bat
- tube-nosed fruit bat
Related Words- fruit bat
- megabat
- genus Nyctimene
- Nyctimene
noun large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical AmericaSynonyms- Harpia harpyja
- harpy eagle
Related Words- bird of Jove
- eagle
- genus Harpia
- Harpia
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