harpy

English Thesaurus

1. large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bird of jove, eagle,
definition	:	any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus harpia, harpia,
definition	:	a genus of Accipitridae (noun.animal)

2. any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	fruit bat, megabat,
definition	:	large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus nyctimene, nyctimene,
definition	:	East Indian fruit bats (noun.animal)

3. (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman (noun.person)

hypernym	:	mythical creature, mythical monster,
definition	:	a monster renowned in folklore and myth (noun.person)

domain category	:	greek mythology,
definition	:	the mythology of the ancient Greeks (noun.group)

4. a malicious woman with a fierce temper (noun.person)

hypernym	:	disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman,
definition	:	a woman who is an unpleasant person (noun.person)