harpies

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a malicious woman with a fierce temper
  2. noun (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman
  3. noun any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes

Synonyms

vixen, harpy, hellcat

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