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lyrebird

/lˈaɪɹɪbˌɜd/ noun

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.

Word Origin Lyrebird is a compound of lyre (from Greek lyra 'lyre') and bird (from Proto-Germanic briddaz). The bird is named for its spectacular tail feathers that resemble a lyre when displayed. The same lyre root gives us lyric (originally poetry sung to a lyre), lyrical, and lyrist. Bird gives us birdie, birdhouse, and songbird. So a lyrebird is literally a 'lyre-bird.'

noun 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. countable

We were fortunate to spot a lyrebird mimicking chainsaw sounds in the Australian rainforest.

(名词) 琴鸟 【琴鸟（澳大利亚大型地栖鸣禽，雄鸟尾羽展开如竖琴，以卓越的模仿能力著称）】

我们很幸运地在澳大利亚雨林中看到一只琴鸟模仿电锯的声音。

(sustantivo) ave lira; menura [Cualquiera de dos grandes aves canoras australianas que viven en el suelo, del género Menura, llamadas así por las hermosas plumas de la cola del macho de una especie, el ave lira soberbia (Menura novaehollandiae), que pueden erizarse para parecerse a una lira, y notables por su extraordinaria capacidad de imitar sonidos naturales y artificiales de su entorno.]

Tuvimos la suerte de avistar un ave lira imitando sonidos de motosierra en la selva australiana.

(nom) ménure; oiseau-lyre [Grand oiseau chanteur australien du genre Menura, dont le mâle possède une queue spectaculaire évoquant la forme d'une lyre, et remarquable par sa capacité exceptionnelle à imiter les sons naturels et artificiels de son environnement.]

Nous avons eu la chance d'apercevoir un ménure imitant le bruit d'une tronçonneuse dans la forêt australienne.

(Substantiv) Leierschwanz [Ein großer, bodenbewohnender Singvogel aus Australien, der für seine Fähigkeit bekannt ist, natürliche und künstliche Geräusche nachzuahmen, sowie für die leierförmigen Schwanzfedern des Männchens der Art *Menura novaehollandiae*.]

Wir hatten das Glück, einen **lyrebird** zu beobachten, der im australischen Regenwald das Geräusch einer Kettensäge nachahmte.

(名詞) オーストラリアに生息する大型の地上性の歌鳥であるコトドリ属（Menura属）のいずれか。雄であるスーパーブコトドリ（学名：Menura novaehollandiae）は美しい尾羽を持ち、それを竪琴のように立て広げられることにちなんで名付けられた。…（定義文が途中で切れている）

オーストラリアの熱帯雨林でチェーンソーの音を真似するコトドリを見かける幸運に恵まれた。

(substantivo) ave-lira [Qualquer uma de duas grandes aves canoras australianas terrestres, do gênero Menura, nomeadas devido às belas penas da cauda do macho de uma espécie, a ave-lira-soberba (Menura novaehollandiae), que podem ser erguidas para parecer uma lira, e notáveis por sua extraordinária capacidade de imitar sons naturais e artificiais do seu ambiente.]

Tivemos a sorte de avistar uma ave-lira imitando sons de motosserra na floresta australiana.

Word parts: lyre + bird

Related words

birdlike birdie

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