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harpy (n)
a malicious woman with a fierce temper
(Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman
any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America
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.
One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner.
The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus).
A large and powerful, double-crested, short-winged American eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). It ranges from Texas to Brazil.
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harpy
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harpullia pendula => Tulipwood, harpullia cupanioides => Tuckeroo, harpullia => Harpullia, harpulla => harp, harpsichordist => Harpsichordist,
