harpy

Definition of harpy

Nouns

a malicious woman with a fierce temper
Synonyms:
hellcat, vixen
Type of:
disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman
a woman who is an unpleasant person
any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
Synonyms:
harpy bat, tube-nosed bat, tube-nosed fruit bat
Type of:
fruit bat, megabat
large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit
large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America
Synonyms:
Harpia harpyja, harpy eagle
Type of:
bird of Jove, eagle
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

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Other Spellings

Harpy

Words that contain harpy

Harpia harpyja
 Harpy
 harpy bat
 harpy eagle
 sharpy