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lyrebird

ly·re·bird

uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

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.

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