harpy (noun)

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• harpy — ► NOUN (pl. harpies) 1) Greek & Roman Mythology a rapacious monster usually depicted with a woman s head and body and a bird s wings and claws. 2) a grasping, unscrupulous woman. ORIGIN Greek harpuiai snatchers …   English terms dictionary

• harpy bat — noun any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes • Syn: ↑harpy, ↑tube nosed bat, ↑tube nosed fruit bat • Hypernyms: ↑fruit bat, ↑megabat • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• harpy eagle — noun A neotropical eagle, Harpia harpyja Syn: American harpy eagle …   Wiktionary

• harpy eagle — noun large black and white crested eagle of tropical America (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑harpy, ↑Harpia harpyja • Hypernyms: ↑eagle, ↑bird of Jove • Member Holonyms: ↑Harpia, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• harpy — noun (plural harpies) Etymology: Latin Harpyia, from Greek Date: 1513 1. capitalized a foul malign creature in Greek mythology that is part woman and part bird 2. a. a predatory person ; leech b. a shrewish woman …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• harpy eagle — noun Date: 1830 a large powerful crested eagle (Harpia harpyja) of Central and South America that is black above and chiefly white below …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• harpy — noun a) A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture. b) A shrewish woman …   Wiktionary

• harpy eagle — noun a very large crested eagle of tropical rainforests. [Harpia harpyja (S. America) and Harpyopsis novaeguineae (New Guinea).] …   English new terms dictionary

• harpy — noun (plural harpies) 1》 Greek & Roman Mythology a rapacious monster usually depicted with a woman s head and body and a bird s wings and claws. 2》 a grasping or unpleasant woman. Origin ME: from L. harpyia, from Gk harpuiai snatchers …   English new terms dictionary

• harpy — noun (C) literary a cruel or nasty woman …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• harpy — UK [ˈhɑː(r)pɪ] / US [ˈhɑrpɪ] noun [countable] Word forms harpy : singular harpy plural harpies 1) offensive an insulting name for a woman who you think is unpleasant 2) a cruel creature in ancient Greek stories, with a bird s body and a woman s… …   English dictionary