harpes

[Gr. harpē =(1) a bird of prey, (2) a rapacious sea-fish, (3) a sickle.] Palæont.: The typical genus of the family Harpedidæ (q. v.). harp'-ing, pr. par., a. & s. [HARP, v.] A. As pr . par .: (See the verb.) B. As adj .: Pertaining to the harp; fitted or intended for playing on the harp; as, harping melodies. ( Milton : Nativity , 115.) IMG:content-0996.png:[blocks in formation] har-păc-tiç-i-næ, har-1 s. pl . [Mod. Lat. harpacti - Cat - harpings : c(us); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -inæ.] Zool.: A sub-family of Harp act i cide (q. v.). har-păc-ti-cus, s. [Gr. harpactikos -knavish, thievish; harpax = robbing, rapacious; harpazō to snatch away, to carry off.] Zool.: The typical genus of the sub-family Harp act i cine and the family Harp act i cide (q. v.). It has the body elongated, or broad and depre ed, Naut .: The frapping of the shrouds to the masts below the tops.