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