harpy
harpy
Definition
harpy (här′pē)
noun pl. -·pies
- Gr. Myth. any of several hideous, filthy, rapacious winged monsters with the head and trunk of a woman and the tail, legs, and talons of a bird
- a relentless, greedy, or grasping person
- a shrewish woman
- harpy eagle
Etymology: MFr harpie < L harpyia < Gr harpyiai, pl., lit., snatchers < harpazein, to snatch < IE *serp- < base *ser-, sickle, curved hook > L sarpere, to prune
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Synonyms
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Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: The first season we have sea serpents; we have an avalanche of rocks that reconfigures into a rock giant; we have harpies.
Adjective modifier
- mythical: Harpies by David Belbin On holiday on a Greek island, Cassie becomes pre-occupied by the mythical harpies.
Modifies a noun
- eagle: Wildlife abounds as jaguars still roam, wooly and spider monkeys still swing through the trees, and harpy eagles patrol the canopy.
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