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lyre bird

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
lyre bird
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Any one of two or three species of Australian birds of the genus Menura . The male is remarkable for having the sixteen tail feathers very long and, when spread, arranged in the form of a lyre. The common lyre bird ( Menura superba ), inhabiting New South Wales, is about the size of a grouse. Its general color is brown, with rufous color on the throat, wings, tail coverts and tail. Called also lyre pheasant and lyre-tail .

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What does lyre bird mean?
Any one of two or three species of Australian birds of the genus Menura . The male is remarkable for having the sixteen tail feathers very long and, when spread, arranged in the form of a lyre. The common lyre bird ( Menura superba ), inhabiting New South Wales, is about the size of a grouse. Its general color is brown, with rufous color on the throat, wings, tail coverts and tail. Called also lyre pheasant and lyre-tail .

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