harpy

Meaning

noun

1. a malicious woman with a fierce temper
2. (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman
3. any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
4. large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America

Synonyms for harpy

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