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1. A malicious woman with a fierce temper
   - vixen [informal], hellcat
    
2. Any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
   - harpy bat, tube-nosed bat, tube-nosed fruit bat
    
3. Large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America
   - harpy eagle, Harpia harpyja

1. (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman

Derived forms: harpies, Harpies

Type of: bird of Jove, disagreeable woman, eagle, fruit bat, megabat, mythical creature, mythical monster, unpleasant woman

Part of: genus Harpia, genus Nyctimene, Harpia, Nyctimene

Encyclopedia: Harpy