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Harpy n. : 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.

Harpy n. : One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner.

Harpy n. : The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus).

Harpy n. : A large and powerful, double-crested, short-winged American eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). It ranges from Texas to Brazil.

Example:
Are there any zoos or aviaries on the east coast that have Harpy Eagles?

Taxonomy
the Harpies, American Harpy Eagle, bird, the Trojans, food, Phineas, free encyclopedia, Mythology, grouping, Hesiod, the sirens, Theories, Zeus, Strophades, wood, wind, confusion, popular culture.

Defination from the web:
harpy ("snatcher", from Latin: harpȳia, originating in Greek: ἅρπυια, harpūia) was one of the winged spirits best known for ... In the Middle Ages, the harpy, often called the "virgin eagle", became a popular charge in heraldry, particularly in East Frisia, seen on, among ... 

synonyms
  (noun) vixen
  (noun) hellcat
  (noun) Harpy
  (noun) harpy bat
  (noun) tube-nosed bat
  (noun) tube-nosed fruit bat
  (noun) harpy eagle
  (noun) Harpia harpyja
  (noun) bird of Jove
  (noun) disagreeable woman
  (noun) eagle
  (noun) fruit bat
  (noun) megabat
  (noun) mythical creature
  (noun) mythical monster
  (noun) unpleasant woman


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