lyrebird
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lyre·bird
(līr′bûrd′)n.
Either of two Australian birds of the genus Menura, the male of which has long tail feathers that are spread in a lyre-shaped display during courtship.
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lyrebird
(ˈlaɪəˌbɜːd)n
(Animals) either of two pheasant-like Australian birds, Menura superba and M. alberti, constituting the family Menuridae: during courtship displays, the male spreads its tail into the shape of a lyre
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lyre•bird
(ˈlaɪərˌbɜrd)n.
either of two large passerine birds of the genus Menura, of E Australia, the males of which have long tails that are lyrate when spread.
[1825–35]
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| Noun | 1. |  lyrebird - Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shapepasseriform bird, passerine - perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless genus Menura, Menura - type and sole genus of the family Menuridae |
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lyrebird
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