Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lyrebird

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: lyre-bird
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

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.

Inflected Forms

lyrebirds (plural)

Phrases

Albert's lyrebird superb lyrebird

Questions

What does lyrebird mean?: 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.
Where does lyrebird come from?: 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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