"lyrebird" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-lyrebird.wav Forms: lyrebirds [plural]
Etymology: From lyre + bird. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lyre|bird}} lyre + bird Head templates: {{en-noun}} lyrebird (plural lyrebirds)
  1. Either of two large ground-dwelling Australian songbirds, of the genus Menura, 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, and notable for their extraordinary ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment. Wikipedia link: lyrebird Categories (lifeform): Perching birds Derived forms: Albert's lyrebird, Menura alberti, superb lyrebird, Menura novaehollandiae Translations (Australian songbirds of the genus Menura): քնարահավ (kʻnarahav) (Armenian), птица-лира (ptica-lira) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ocell lira [masculine] (Catalan), 琴鳥 (Chinese Mandarin), 琴鸟 (qínniǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), lyyralintu (Finnish), Leierschwanz [masculine] (German), liro (Ido), liréan [masculine] (Irish), 금조 (geumjo) (alt: 琴鳥) (Korean), lirogon [masculine] (Polish), лирохво́ст (liroxvóst) [masculine] (Russian), ave lira [feminine] (Spanish), lyrfåfel [common-gender] (Swedish), யாழ் பறவை (yāḻ paṟavai) (Tamil), menur (Volapük), bullen bullen (Woiwurrung)

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