virago

A woman regarded as noisy, scolding, or domineering.

A large, strong, courageous woman.

A woman of extraordinary stature, strength, and courage; a woman who has the robust body and masculine mind of a man; a female warrior.

Hence A bold, impudent, turbulent woman; a termagant: now the usual meaning.

[capitalized] [NL. (A. Newton, 1871).] A genus of Anatinæ: so called because the female has a peculiarity of the windpipe usually found only in male ducks. The species is V. punctata (or castanea) of Australia.

A woman of extraordinary stature, strength, and courage; a woman who has the robust body and masculine mind of a man; a female warrior.

Hence, a mannish woman; a bold, turbulent woman; a termagant; a vixen.

Given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation; a shrew, a termagant

scolding, domineering, highly opinionated; a fishwife, a nag

rough, loud, and aggressive