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harpy

(n): a malicious woman with a fierce temper

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(n): a woman who is an unpleasant person

(n): (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman

(n): a monster renowned in folklore and myth

(n): any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes

(n): large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit

(n): large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America

(n): any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

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about 1 year ago brtom said:

Leanjawed harpy, hard woman at a bargain, her bonnet awry.
Joyce, Ulysses, 6

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