HARPY


Meaning of HARPY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhär-pē ]

noun

( plural harpies )

Etymology: Latin Harpyia, from Greek

Date: 1513

1. capitalized : a foul malign creature in Greek mythology that is part woman and part bird

2.

a. : a predatory person : leech

b. : a shrewish woman

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.