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harpy

The correct spelling is harpy.

How to pronounce harpy

/ˈhɑːpi/
noun

IPA: /ˈhɑːpi/

Say it like: Har-pee

The correct spelling is harpy. A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture.

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Definition

noun

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

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