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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 Accipitridae
Familiarity information: HARPIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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