| 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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