Look up: Harpy

1. Harpy
   A spirit of the wind, sometimes evil, part bird, part woman.
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2. harpy
   [n] - (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster 2. [n] - any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes 3. [n] - large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America
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3. Harpy
   In early Greek mythology, a wind spirit; in later legend, such as the story of the Argonauts, a female monster...
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4. Harpy
   Har'py (här'pȳ) noun ; plural Harpies (-pĭz). [ French harpie , Latin harpyia , Greek 'a`rpyia , from the root of 'arpa`zein to snatch, to seize. Confer Rapacious .] 1.
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5. harpy
   1. 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. 'Both table and provisions vanished guite. With sound of harpies' wings and talons heard.' (Milton) ... 2. ...
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6. harpy
   tube-nosed bat noun any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
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7. harpy
   Harpia harpyja noun large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America
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8. Harpy
   • (n.) One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner. • (n.) A large and powerful, double-crested, short-winged American eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). It ranges from Texas to Brazil. • (n.) The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus). • (n.) A fabulous winged...
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9. Harpy
   in Greco-Roman classical mythology, a fabulous creature, probably a wind spirit. The presence of harpies as tomb figures, however, makes it possible ...
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10. harpy
    harpy 1. In Greek mythology, one of several loathsome, voracious monsters with the head and trunk of a woman and the tail, wings, and talons of a bird. 2. A greedy, predatory person. 3. A shrewish woman. 4. A malicious, scolding, nagging, fierce-tempered woman; a shrew (a woman of violent temper ...
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11. harpy
    
    • a malicious fierce-tempered woman
    • (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
    
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12. Harpy
    Harpy, in Greek mythology, winged women with sharp claws who snatched food, objects, or people.
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13. harpy
    harpy or harpy eagle:see eagle.
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14. Harpy
    In early Greek mythology, a wind spirit; in later legend, such as the story of the Argonauts, a female monster with a horrific face, pale with hunger, and the body of a vulture. Often associated with the underworld, harpies were believed to abduct those people who disappeared without trace, and were perceived as an instrument of torment used by...
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15. Harpy
    In ἅρπυια-->, harpūia) was one of the winged spirits best known for constantly stealing all food from Phineas. The literal meaning of the word seems to be "that which snatches" as it comes from the ancient Greek word harpazein (ἁρπά�...
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16. Harpy
    (Dungeons & Dragons) In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the harpy is a monstrous monstrous humanoid creature with the lower body, legs, and wings of a reptilian creature. Publication history: The harpy was one of the earliest creatures introduced in the D&D game....
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