harpy

Senso (Inglese)

1. A mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of a maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of storm winds.
2. (derogatory) A shrewish woman.
3. One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner.
4. Any of a number of eagle-like birds of prey of the subfamily Harpiinae, especially the species Harpia harpyja.
5. The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus).

Concetti

arpia

strega

befana

megera

vecchiaccia

sinonimi

harpy bat

harpy eagle

vixen

Harpia harpyja

tube-nosed bat

tube-nosed fruit bat

harridan

beast of prey

hellcat

witch

Harpy

harrier eagle

ball-breaker

ball-buster

slime eel

borer

crone

gorgon

grandmother

hag

ogress

predator

termagant

Traduzioni

harpie

arpía

harpia

harpij

Harpyie

harpia

harpía

chipie

🐮

Harpyia

sirène

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άρπυια

rosse

Zuidamerikaanse arend

renarde

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈhɑɹpi/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ultimately from Middle French harpie, from Latin harpyia, from Ancient Greek ἅρπυιᾰ (hárpuiă, literally “snatcher”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “I snatch, seize”). Compare rapacious. Middle English had arpie.