lyrebird

lyre·bird  (lrbûrd)

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

Noun

an Australian bird, the male of which spreads its tail into the shape of a lyre during courtship

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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