Harpy

English

Noun

Harpy (plural harpies)

1. A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture.
2. A shrewish woman

Thesaurus

Argus, Briareus, Cerberus, Charybdis, Cyclops, Echidna, Gorgon, Harpy, Hydra, Loch Ness monster, Medusa, Minotaur, Pegasus, Python, Scylla, Sphinx, Talos, Typhon, Xanthippe, amazon, blackmailer, bloodsucker, centaur, chimera, cockatrice, dragon, drake, extortionist, fishwife, griffin, hippocampus, leech, mermaid, merman, nixie, ogre, ogress, predator, profiteer, racketeer, raptor, roc, salamander, satyr, scold, sea horse, sea serpent, shakedown artist, shark, shrew, siren, termagant, troll, unicorn, vampire, vixen, vulture, werewolf, windigo, xiphopagus, zombie

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)pi

Translations

fabulous winged monster with the face of a woman

French: harpie (fr) f. Greek : άρπυια (el) (árpiia) f.

An obnoxious, shrewish woman

Catalan: harpia f. French: harpie (fr) f., chipie (fr) f., rosse (fr) f.

Scottish Gaelic: badhbh f., galla f. Spanish: arpía (es) f.

See also

• harridan