harpy

Noun

• large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America

• any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes

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

• a malicious woman with a fierce temper

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  harpy eagle , Harpia harpyja , harpy bat , tube-nosed bat , tube-nosed fruit bat , Harpy , vixen , hellcat