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lyrebird

DEFINITIONS OF: lyrebird

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n Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape

Type of:
passeriform bird, passerine
perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
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