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We found 16 definitions of harpy from 6 different sources.

What does harpy mean?

Noun Plural: harpies
harpy - large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America
		harpy eagle, Harpia harpyja
		bird of jove, eagle any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
harpy - any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
		harpy bat, tube-nosed bat, tube-nosed fruit bat
		fruit bat, megabat large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit
harpy - (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman
		mythical creature, mythical monster a monster renowned in folklore and myth
harpy - a malicious woman with a fierce temper
		vixen, hellcat

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harpy (Noun)
A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture.
harpy (Noun)
A shrewish woman.
harpy (Noun)
One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner.
harpy (Noun)
The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus.
harpy (Noun)
A large and powerful double-crested, short-winged American eagle Thrasaetus harpyia.

harpy (n.)
A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture, with long claws, and the face pale with hunger. Some writers mention two, others three.
harpy (n.)
One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner.
harpy (n.)
The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus).
harpy (n.)
A large and powerful, double-crested, short-winged American eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). It ranges from Texas to Brazil.

harpy
här′pi, n. (myth.) a rapacious and filthy monster, with the body of a woman and the wings, feet, and claws of a bird of prey, considered as a minister of the vengeance of the gods: (her.) a vulture with the head and breast of a woman: a South American eagle, larger than the golden eagle, and of great strength and rapacity: a rapacious person. [L. harpyia—Gr., pl. harpyiai, 'snatchers,' symbols of the storm-wind—harpazein, to seize.]

harpy
A fabulous creature in Greek mythology, considered as a minister of the vengeance of the gods. In heraldry it is represented as a vulture, with the head and breast of a woman.

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