harpy
noun pl. harpies
- 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
See harpy in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(härˈpē)
noun pl. Har·pies - 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.
- harpy A predatory person.
- harpy A shrewish woman.
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