harpy: meaning and definitions

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

A shrewish woman.

One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner.

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

A large and powerful double-crested, short-winged American eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia).