Lyre

·noun One of the constellations; Lyra. ·see Lyra.

II. Lyre ·noun A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry.

Lyre bird
·- Any one of two or three species of Australian birds of the genus Menura. The male is remarkable f...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
lyre-bird
n. an Australian bird, originallycalled the Bird of Paradise of New South Wales; thencalled a Nativ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris