lyrebird

/ˌlaɪərˈbʌrd/

Other forms: lyrebirds

Definitions of lyrebird

1. noun

   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