Harpy word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "harpy" word

[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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\Har"py\, n.; pl. {Harpies}. [F. harpie, L. harpyia, Gr. ?, from the root of ? to snatch, to seize. Gf. {Rapacious}.] 1. (Gr. Myth.) A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture, with long claws, and the face pale with hunger. Some writers mention two, others three. Both table and provisions vanished guite. With sound of harpies' wings and talons heard. --Milton. 2. One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner. The harpies about all pocket the pool. --Goldsmith. 3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier ({Circus [ae]ruginosus}).
(b) A large and powerful, double-crested, short-winged American eagle ({Thrasa["e]tus harpyia}). It ranges from Texas to Brazil. {Harpy bat} (Zo["o]l.)
(a) An East Indian fruit bat of the genus {Harpyia} (esp. {H. cerphalotes}), having prominent, tubular nostrils.
(b) A small, insectivorous Indian bat ({Harpiocephalus harpia}). {Harpy fly} (Zo["o]l.), the house fly.

Synonyms for harpy

Harpia harpyja, harpy bat, harpy eagle, hellcat, tube-nosed bat, tube-nosed fruit bat, vixen

Related terms: amazon, Argus, blackmailer, bloodsucker, Briareus, centaur, Cerberus, Charybdis, chimera, cockatrice, Cyclops, dragon, drake, Echidna, extortionist, fishwife, Gorgon, griffin, Harpy, hippocampus, Hydra, leech, Loch Ness monster, Medusa, mermaid, merman, Minotaur, nixie, ogre, ogress, Pegasus, predator, profiteer, Python, racketeer, raptor, roc, salamander, satyr, scold, Scylla, sea horse, sea serpent, shakedown artist, shark, shrew, siren, Sphinx, Talos, termagant, troll, Typhon, unicorn, vampire, vixen, vulture, werewolf, windigo, Xanthippe, xiphopagus, zombie

The fun area, different aproach to word »harpy«

Let's analyse "harpy" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and One vowel (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YPRAH. Average typing speed for these characters is 1340 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .... .- .-. .--. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: harpy: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 (or 8 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: harpy: 8 + 1 + 9 + 7 + 7 = 32, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
H (1)	8	Strength	Couragous, Faithful, Caring
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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