lyrebird

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lyrebird

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From 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.

noun lyrebirds

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. A lyrebird strolled past me on its large feet, among the granite boulders.

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noun Australian songbirds of the genus Menura

Español	ave lira
한국어	금조 geumjo
中文	琴鳥 /琴鸟 qínniǎo
Deutsch	Leierschwanz
Русский	лирохво́ст liroxvóst

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@misc{lyrebird_2026,
  title = {lyrebird},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lyrebird},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}