Harpies

noun

1. A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture.
2. A shrewish woman.
3. One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner.
4. The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus).
5. A large and powerful double-crested, short-winged American eagle (Harpia harpyja).