lyrebird
lyrebird · lyrebirds
лирохвост
Leierschwanz
Either of two large ground-dwelling Australian songbirds, of the genus Menura, notable…Either of two large ground-dwelling Australian songbirds, of the genus Menura, notable for their extraordinary ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment.
Meaning
1 sensesEither of two large ground-dwelling Australian songbirds, of the genus Menura, notable for their extraordinary ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment.
Leierschwanz
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More definitions
- Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape
Translations
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Australian songbirds of the genus Menura:
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Australian songbirds of the genus Menura:
Origin
From lyre + bird, so named because of the beautiful tail feathers of the male of one speciFrom lyre + bird, so named because of the beautiful tail feathers of the male of one species, the superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae), which can be erected to look like a lyre.
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plural: lyrebirdsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedsuperb lyrebird