fishwife vs harpy

fishwife

noun
  • A vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice. 

  • The wife of a homosexual man. 

  • A person, especially a woman, with poor personal hygiene. 

harpy

noun
  • One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner. 

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

  • A mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of storm winds. 

  • A shrewish woman. 

  • A large and powerful double-crested, short-winged American eagle (Harpia harpyja). 

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