Lyrebirds

lyre·bird (l

bûrd

)

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.

lyrebird [ˈlaɪəˌbɜːd]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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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Noun

lyrebird - Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape

passeriform 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

Translations

lyrebird [ˈlaɪəbɜːd] N → ave f lira

lyrebird

n → Leierschwanz m

lyrebird [ˈlaɪəˌbɜːd] n → uccello m lira inv

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Atrichornithidae Bird bird family bulnbuln corroboree family Atrichornithidae family Menuridae genus Menura Menura Menurae Menuridae order Passeriformes passeriform bird Passeriformes passerine pilot bird suborder Menurae	More than 180 people died in the firestorm on the weekend, but the toll on the region's unique wildlife is believed to be in the millions -- including kangaroos, koalas, tree gliders, lyrebirds, wombats and reptiles. Sam the koala recovering in Australian wildlife centre by AFP / AFP Asian Edition More than 180 people died in the firestorm on the weekend, but the toll on the region's unique wildlife is believed to be in the millions -- including kangaroos, koalas, tree gliders, lyrebirds, wombats and reptiles. Sam the koala recovering in Australian wildlife centre by AFP / AFP Global Edition As will be realised from the title, play on words in an Ogden Nash sense is the order here, with Gnus becoming Knus, Lyrebirds becoming Liarbirds and butterflies - bitterflies Classical by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)	lyophilic lyophilisation lyophilise lyophilised lyophilization lyophilize lyophilized lyophobic Lyopomata lyosorption lypemania lypressin Lyra lyra viol Lyraid lyrate lyrate leaf lyre Lyre bat Lyre bird lyre snake Lyre turtle lyre-flower lyre-shaped lyrebird Lyrebirds lyreflower lyric lyric poem lyric poetry lyrical lyricality lyrically lyricism lyricist lyricize lyrics Lyrid Lyrie Lyriferous lyrism lyrist Lyrurus Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi Lyrurus tetrix Lys lys- Lysander lyse Lysenko Lysenkoism	Lyra tedesca Lyra viol Lyra's Oxford Lyra-viol Lyraid Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces lyrate lyrate lyrate leaf lyre lyre lyre Lyre Association of North America Lyre bat Lyre Bird Lyre Bird Lyre clips Lyre flower lyre snake Lyre turtle Lyre-bird Lyre-bird lyre-flower lyre-guitar lyre-shaped lyrebird lyrebird Lyrebirds Lyreco Core Model lyreflower Lyres Lyres lyric lyric lyric Lyric Band of Hanover PA Lyric baritone Lyric baritone Lyric coloratura soprano Lyric coloratura soprano Lyric Digression Lyric Enhancement Interface Framework Lyric Opera Center for American Artists lyric poem Lyric poet Lyric poetry Lyric Soprano Lyric Soprano Lyric Theatre of San Jose Lyric Young Company Lyric-Epic Lyrica lyrical lyrical Lyrical poet Lyrical poet Lyrical poetry

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Atrichornithidae
Bird
bird family
bulnbuln
corroboree
family Atrichornithidae
family Menuridae
genus Menura
Menura
Menurae
Menuridae
order Passeriformes
passeriform bird
Passeriformes
passerine
pilot bird
suborder Menurae

More than 180 people died in the firestorm on the weekend, but the toll on the region's unique wildlife is believed to be in the millions -- including kangaroos, koalas, tree gliders, lyrebirds, wombats and reptiles.

Sam the koala recovering in Australian wildlife centre by AFP / AFP Asian Edition

Sam the koala recovering in Australian wildlife centre by AFP / AFP Global Edition

As will be realised from the title, play on words in an Ogden Nash sense is the order here, with Gnus becoming Knus, Lyrebirds becoming Liarbirds and butterflies - bitterflies

Classical by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

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