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Definition of lyre bird in English English dictionary
- Its general color is brown, with rufous color on the throat, wings, tail coverts and tail
- The male is remarkable for having the sixteen tail feathers very long and, when spread, arranged in the form of a lyre
- Any one of two or three species of Australian birds of the genus Menura
- The common lyre bird (Menura superba), inhabiting New South Wales, is about the size of a grouse
- Called also lyre pheasant and lyre-tail
- lyrebird
- Either of two large ground-dwelling Australian songbirds, of the genus Menura, so named because of the beautiful tail feathers of one species, the Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) which can be erected to look like a lyre;they are most notable for their extraordinary ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment
- The lyre bird
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- lyrebird
- Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape
- lyrebird
- Either of two species of insectivorous suboscine passerines (family Menuridae) named for the shape of their extremely long tail when spread in courtship display. Found in forests in southeastern Australia, lyrebirds are ground dwellers with chickenlike bodies. About 40 in. (1 m) in total length, the male superb lyrebird is the longest of the passerines. He displays in a small clearing, bringing his tail forward so that the beautiful white plumes form a canopy over his head and the lyrelike feathers stand out to the side. In this position, while prancing in rhythm, he sings far-carrying melodious notes interspersed with perfect mimicry of other creatures and even of mechanical sounds
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lyre BirdTurkish pronunciation
layr bırdPronunciation
/ˈlīr ˈbərd/ /ˈlaɪr ˈbɜrd/
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