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Deutsche Harpyie {f} [ornith.] Synonyme

Englische Harpy Eagle Synonyme

harpy  Argus  Briareus  Cerberus  Charybdis  Cyclops  Echidna  Gorgon  Harpy  Hydra  Loch Ness monster  Medusa  Minotaur  Pegasus  Python  Scylla  Sphinx  Talos  Typhon  Xanthippe  amazon  blackmailer  bloodsucker  centaur  chimera  cockatrice  dragon  drake  extortionist  fishwife  griffin  hippocampus  leech  mermaid  merman  nixie  ogre  ogress  predator  profiteer  racketeer  raptor  roc  salamander  satyr  scold  sea horse  sea serpent  shakedown artist  shark  shrew  siren  termagant  troll  unicorn  vampire  vixen  vulture  werewolf  windigo  xiphopagus  zombie  

Harpy Definition

Harpy
(n.) A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture, with long claws, and the face pale with hunger. Some writers mention two, others three.
Harpy
(n.) One who is rapacious or ravenous
Harpy
(n.) The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus).
Harpy
(n.) A large and powerful, double-crested, short-winged American eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). It ranges from Texas to Brazil.

Harpy Bedeutung

harpy harpy eagle
Harpia harpyja 		large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America
harpy harpy bat
tube-nosed bat
tube-nosed fruit bat 		any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
Harpy (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster, often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman
vixen
harpy
hellcat 		a malicious woman with a fierce temper
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In Greek mythology and Roman mythology, a harpy was a female monster in the form of a bird with a human face. They steal food from their victims while they are eating and carry evildoers to the Erinyes. They seem originally to have been wind spirits. Their name means "snatchers".

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