[ˈhɑːpi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a rapacious monster described as having a woman's head and body and a bird's wings and claws or depicted as a bird of prey with a woman's face

- a grasping, unpleasant woman
(e.g: clearly, he had us down as a couple of gold-digging harpies)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin harpyia, from Greek harpuiai ‘snatchers’