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Harpy

/ˈhɑːpi/

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

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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).

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