NOUN | person | harpy, vixen, hellcat | a malicious woman with a fierce temper |
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person | Harpy | (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster | |
animal | harpy, harpy bat, tube-nosed bat, tube-nosed fruit bat | any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes | |
animal | harpy, harpy eagle, Harpia harpyja | large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America |
Meaning | A malicious woman with a fierce temper. | |
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Synonyms | vixen, hellcat | |
Broader | unpleasant woman, disagreeable woman | A woman who is an unpleasant person |
Spanish | arpía, zorra | |
Catalan | guineu |
Meaning | (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman. | |
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Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
Broader | mythical monster, mythical creature | A monster renowned in folklore and myth |
Spanish | arpía, harpía |
Meaning | Any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes. | |
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Synonyms | harpy bat, tube-nosed bat, tube-nosed fruit bat | |
Member of | Nyctimene, genus Nyctimene | East Indian fruit bats |
Broader | fruit bat, megabat | large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit |
Meaning | large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America. | |
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Synonyms | harpy eagle, Harpia harpyja | |
Member of | Harpia, genus Harpia | A genus of Accipitridae |
Broader | eagle, bird of Jove | Any of various large keen-sighted / keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight |
Spanish | águila harpía, harpía | |
Catalan | harpia |
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