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Meaning of harpy

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

harpy

Pronunciation:/ˈhɑːpi//ˈhɑɹpi/

noun

Definitions

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

  2. A shrewish woman.

  3. One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner.

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