HARPIES - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

a malicious woman with a fierce temper

Part of speech: Noun

large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America

Part of speech: Noun

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

Part of speech: Noun

(Greek mythology) vicious winged monster

Example: often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman

Harpy bat, Vixen, Harpy eagle, Tube-nosed bat, Tube-nosed fruit bat