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HARPIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Harpia mean? 

HARPIA (noun)
  The noun HARPIA has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Accipitridaeplay

  Familiarity information: HARPIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HARPIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Accipitridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Harpia; Harpia

Hypernyms ("Harpia" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Harpia"):

Harpia harpyja; harpy; harpy eagle (large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America)

Holonyms ("Harpia" is a member of...):

Accipitridae; family Accipitridae (hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles)


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