harpy

/ˈhɑːpi//ˈhɑɹpi/

noun

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    A shrewish woman.

  3. 3

    One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner.

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

    A large and powerful double-crested, short-winged American eagle (Harpia harpyja).

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