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Harpy

American  
[hahr-pee] / ˈhɑr pi /

noun

plural

Harpies

  1. Classical Mythology. a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.

  2. (lowercase) a scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman; shrew.

  3. (lowercase) a greedy, predatory person.

Harpy 1 British  
/ ˈhɑːpɪ /

noun

  1. Greek myth a ravenous creature with a woman's head and trunk and a bird's wings and claws

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harpy 2 British  
/ ˈhɑːpɪ /

noun

  1. a cruel grasping woman

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Other Word Forms

  • harpylike adjective

Etymology

Origin of Harpy

< Latin Harpȳia, singular of Harpȳiae < Greek Hárpȳiai (plural), literally, snatchers, akin to harpázein to snatch away

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