Definition of "harpy" []

• A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture. (noun)
• A shrewish woman. (noun)
• One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner. (noun)
• The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus). (noun)
• A large and powerful double-crested, short-winged American eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). (noun)

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• "Kettle Belly spoke rapidly in a tongue that meant nothing to Whandall, but he thought he heard the word harpy."
• "A harpy is a nightmare image out of Greek Mythology."