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Har•py



Pronunciation: (här'pē), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -pies.
1. Class. Myth.a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
2. (l.c.) a scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman; shrew.
3. (l.c.) a greedy, predatory person.

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