Stymphalian bird

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Noun

Stymphalian bird (plural Stymphalian birds)

  1. (Greek mythology) A man-eating bird with a bronze beak and sharp metallic feathers it could launch at its victims, which infested Stymphalus. They were slain by Herakles as part of his sixth Labour, who took advantage of their sensitive sense of hearing.

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