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Harpy
harpy
(harpies) 1. In classical mythology, the harpies were creatures with the bodies of birds and the faces of women. They flew quickly and were cruel and greedy. N-COUNT: usu pl, oft the N 2. If you refer to a woman as a harpy, you mean that she is very cruel or violent. (LITERARY) ...a snobby, scheming harpy who sells off the family silverware. N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval
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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 Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 (in Greek and Roman mythology) a monster with a woman's head and body and bird's wings and claws. 2 a grasping unscrupulous person. Phrases and idioms harpy eagle a S. American crested bird of prey, Harpia harpyja, one of the largest of eagles. Etymology: F harpie or L harpyia f. Gk harpuiai snatchers (cf. harpazo snatch) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. греч. миф. гарпия 2. хищник, жестокий, алчный человек 3. сварливая женщина, ведьма, мегера ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- c.1375, from Gk. Harpyia (pl.), ministers of divine vengeance; winged, clawed monsters with female heads and bodies, lit. "snatchers," probably related to harpazein "to snatch." Metaphoric extension to "greedy person" is c.1400. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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