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Definitions of harpy:

  • noun:   large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America
  • noun:   any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
  • noun:   (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman
  • noun:   a malicious fierce-tempered woman


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