lyrebird

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Españolave lira

DeutschLeierschwanz

Русскийлирохво́ст

5 more languages

Catalàocell lira

Suomilyyralintu lyyrypyrstö

Հայերենքնարահավ

한국어금조

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

lyreleaf greeneyes lyreleaf sage lyreman Lyres lyretail Lyric

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