Usually means: Mythical creature, woman and bird.
Definitions Related words Phrases (New!) Mentions Lyrics History Colors (New!)
We found 34 dictionaries that define the word harpy:

General (25 matching dictionaries)
  1. harpy: Merriam-Webster
  2. harpy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. Harpy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. harpy: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Harpy, harpy: Vocabulary.com
  6. Harpy, harpy: Wordnik
  7. harpy: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. harpy: Wiktionary
  9. harpy: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. Harpy: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. Harpy: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. Harpy, harpy: Dictionary.com
  13. harpy: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. Harpy (DC Comics mythical), Harpy (Iris Phelios), Harpy (Xishuangbanna Theme Park), Harpy (disambiguation), Harpy, The Harpy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. Harpy: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  16. harpy: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  17. harpy: Rhymezone
  18. Harpy: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  19. harpy: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  20. harpy: FreeDictionary.org
  21. harpy: Mnemonic Dictionary
  22. Harpy: TheFreeDictionary.com
  23. harpy: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Art (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. harpy: Global Glossary
  2. An Etymological Dictionary of Classical Mythology (No longer online)

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Harpy (zoology), harpy: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Harpy (Greek mythology), Harpy (zoology), harpy: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  2. Harpy (zoology), harpy: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. harpy: A Word A Day
  2. harpy: Wordcraft Dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. harpy: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(Note: See harpies as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
)
American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  (mythology) A mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of a maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of storm winds.
noun:  (derogatory) A shrewish woman.
noun:  One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner.
noun:  The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus).
noun:  A large and powerful double-crested, short-winged American eagle (Harpia harpyja).

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:

Colors:
    gray,     black,     dark green,     olive,     brown, more...



Word origin

Words similar to harpy

Usage examples for harpy

Idioms related to harpy

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing harpy

Words that often appear near harpy

Rhymes of harpy

Invented words related to harpy

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:

Colors:
    gray,     black,     dark green,     olive,     brown, more...



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Help


Threepeat

Find common ground

Play Now

Compound Your Joy

Find connection

Play Now

Pandergram

Foster inclusion

Play Now