lyrebird

English

(superb) lyrebird

Etymology

lyre +‎ bird

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 one species, the superb lyrebird () which can be erected to look like a lyre, most notable for their extraordinary ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment.

Derived terms

• Albert's lyrebird,
• superb lyrebird,

Translations

Australian songbirds of the genus Menura

• Armenian: քնարահավ (hy) (kʻnarahav)
• Finnish: lyyralintu
• German: Leierschwanz m
• Polish: lirogon (pl) m
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• Russian: лирохво́ст (ru) m (liroxvóst)
• Spanish: ave lira f
• Swedish: lyrfåfel c
• Volapük: menur