Harpy Definition

härpē
harpies
noun
harpies
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.
Webster's New World
A relentless, greedy, or grasping person.
Webster's New World
A shrewish woman.
Webster's New World

Harpy eagle.

Webster's New World

One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner.

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Other Word Forms of Harpy

Noun

Singular:
Harpy
Plural:
harpies

Origin of Harpy

  • French harpie, Latin harpyia, from Ancient Greek Αρπυια (Arpuia) "to snatch, to seize". Compare rapacious.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin harpȳia singular of Latin harpȳiae the Harpies from Greek harpūiai

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Harpy Sentence Examples

  • Harpy eagles and king vultures soar above the canopy, while scarlet macaws as well as blue and yellow macaws feast on clay licks.

  • The precise affinities of the harpy cannot be said to have been determined.

  • Harpy and Crested Eagles hunt here and we'll see colonies of leafcutter ants and myriad butterflies.

  • They were a key part of men's clothing and were usually made out of parrots, macaws and harpy eagles ' feathers.

  • On the so-called Harpy monument from Lycia, now in the British Museum, the Harpies appear carrying off some small figures, supposed to be the daughters of Pandareus, unless they are intended to represent departed souls.

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