Harpy definition

härpē

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A predatory person.

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A shrewish woman.

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(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.

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A relentless, greedy, or grasping person.

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(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.

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A shrewish woman.

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A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture.

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A shrewish woman.

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The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus).

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A large and powerful double-crested, short-winged American eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia).

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Other Word Forms

Singular:

harpy

Plural:

harpies

Latin harpȳia singular of Latin harpȳiae the Harpies from Greek harpūiai

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
French harpie, Latin harpyia, from Ancient Greek Αρπυια (Arpuia) "to snatch, to seize". Compare rapacious.

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