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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Har•py (här′pē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pies. - Mythology[Class. Myth.]a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
- (l.c.) a scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman;
shrew. - (l.c.) a greedy, predatory person.
- Greek Hárpȳiai (plural), literally, snatchers, akin to harpázein to snatch away
- Latin Harpȳia, singular of Harpȳiae
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