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harpy

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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.

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

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

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Ella is nervous,” the harpy muttered from her perch on the railing. "The elephant. The elephant is watching Ella. Rick Riordan

Humans had a saying. Mess with the bull and get the horns. Well, Harpies had a saying, too. Mess with a Harpy and die. Gena Showalter

Colombia also operates a militarized gunship version of the UH-60, with stub wings, locally known as Arpía (English Harpy). Source: Internet

He continued in the same article that the people "believe that the season as they roll are but ministers of England's rapacity; that their starving children cannot sit down to their scanty meal but they see the harpy claw of England in their dish." Source: Internet

Luckily for the Mother of Dragons, her fiercest child returns in time to save her from the Sons of the Harpy. Source: Internet

I’m talking about feminists who, usually incisive and merciless in their rejection of expected gender roles, uncritically accept the Nasty Harpy narrative about Senator Clinton. Source: Internet

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