Harpy

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus).

II. Harpy ·noun One who is rapacious or ravenous; an Extortioner.

III. Harpy ·noun A large and powerful, double-crested, short-winged American eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). It ranges from Texas to Brazil.

IV. Harpy ·noun A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture, with long claws, and the face pale with hunger. Some writers mention two, others three.