сте́рва — meaning in English

English meaning

• dragon noun A mythical, usually giant reptilian creature, often depicted breathing fire and guarding treasure in Western folklore.
• 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.
• vixen noun A female fox.
• worm noun A long, thin, legless invertebrate, such as an earthworm.

Senses

сте́рва is used for these senses in English:

• dragon (pejorative) A fierce and unpleasant woman; a harridan.
• harpy (derogatory) A shrewish woman.
• termagant (specifically, derogatory) A censorious, nagging, and quarrelsome woman; a scold, a shrew.
• vixen A malicious, quarrelsome or temperamental woman.
• worm A contemptible or devious being.

dragon — full definition

1. noun A mythical, usually giant reptilian creature, often depicted breathing fire and guarding treasure in Western folklore.
2. noun In East Asian mythology, a long, serpentine, generally benevolent creature associated with power and good fortune.
3. noun (Informal) A fierce, intimidating woman.

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).

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