Harpy - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈhɑːrpɪ|
Brit.
|ˈhɑːpɪ|
noun
- a malicious woman with a fierce temper (syn: hellcat, vixen)
- (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
- (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
Extra examples
...in fairy tales stepmothers are often portrayed as harpies who make the lives of their stepchildren miserable...
Word forms
noun
singular: harpy
plural: harpies
singular: harpy
plural: harpies
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