1. (

• vixen ,
• harpy ,
• hellcat

) a malicious woman with a fierce temper ;

2. (

• Harpy ,

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

3. (

• 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 ;

4. (

• harpy ,
• harpy_eagle ,
• Harpia_harpyja

) large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America ;