harpia — meaning in English

English meaning

• harpy noun In Greek mythology, a monstrous creature with the body of a bird and the face of a woman.
• termagant noun A brawling, boisterous, and turbulent person or thing.

Senses

harpia is used for these senses in English:

• battle axe (informal, sometimes, humorous) A domineering, antagonistic woman.
• harpy eagle (ornithology) A neotropical eagle, Harpia harpyja.
• termagant (specifically, derogatory) A censorious, nagging, and quarrelsome woman; a scold, a shrew.

harpy — full definition

1. noun In Greek mythology, a monstrous creature with the body of a bird and the face of a woman.
2. noun An insulting term for a nagging, unpleasant woman.
3. noun A large eagle-like bird of prey found in Central and South America (the harpy eagle).

termagant — full definition

1. noun A brawling, boisterous, and turbulent person or thing.
2. noun A censorious, nagging, and quarrelsome woman; a scold, a shrew.

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