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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
harpy
n 1: a malicious woman with a fierce temper [syn: vixen,
harpy, hellcat]
2: (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a
bird with the head of a woman
3: any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene
distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
[syn: harpy, harpy bat, tube-nosed bat, tube-nosed
fruit bat]
4: large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America [syn:
harpy, harpy eagle, Harpia harpyja]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Harpy \Har"py\ (h[aum]r"p[y^]), n.; pl. Harpies (-p[i^]z). [F.
harpie, L. harpyia, Gr. "a`rpyia, from the root of "arpa`zein
to snatch, to seize. Cf. Rapacious.]
1. (Gr. Myth.) A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and
filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a
vulture, with long claws, and the face pale with hunger.
Some writers mention two, others three.
[1913 Webster]
Both table and provisions vanished quite.
With sound of harpies' wings and talons heard.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner.
[1913 Webster]
The harpies about all pocket the pool. --Goldsmith.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier (Circus
[ae]ruginosus).
(b) A large and powerful, double-crested, short-winged
American eagle (Thrasa["e]tus harpyia). It ranges
from Texas to Brazil.
[1913 Webster]
Harpy bat (Zool.)
(a) An East Indian fruit bat of the genus Harpyia (esp.
Harpyia cephalotes), having prominent, tubular
nostrils.
(b) A small, insectivorous Indian bat (Harpiocephalus
harpia).
Harpy fly (Zool.), the house fly.
[1913 Webster] Harquebus
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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