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harpy eagle

Syllabification: (har·py ea·gle)
Definition of harpy eagle

noun

  • a large crested eagle of tropical rain forests, often preying on monkeys.
    • Family Accipitridae: Harpia harpyja of South America, the largest eagle, and Harpyopsis novaeguineae of New Guinea

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