English-Thai Dictionary

lyre

N พิณ ช นิดหนึ่ง (เครื่องดนตรี ของ กรีก โบรา ณ  pin-cha-nid-nuang

 

lyrebird

N นกช นิดหนึ่ง พบ ในประเทศ ออสเตรเลีย ตัวผู้ มี หาง ยาว  nok-cha-nid-nueng-pob-nai-pra-thed-os-tre-lia-tua-phu-me-hang-yao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LYRE

n.[L. lyra. ] A stringed instrument of music, a kind of harp much used by the ancients.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LYRE

Lyre, n. Etym: [OE. lire, OF. lyre, L. lyra, Gr. Lyra. ]

 

1. (Mus. )

 

Defn: A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry.

 

Note: The lyre was the peculiar instrument of Apollo, the tutelary god of music and poetry. It gave name to the species of verse called lyric, to which it originally furnished an accompaniment

 

2. (Astron.)

 

Defn: One of the constellations; Lyra. See Lyra. Lyre bat (Zoöl.), a small bat (Megaderma lyra ), inhabiting India and Ceylon. It is remarkable for the enormous size and curious shape of the nose membrane and ears. -- Lyre turtle (Zoöl.), the leatherback.

 

LYRE BIRD

LYRE BIRD Lyre " bird `. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any one of two or three species of Australian birds of the genus Menura. The male is remarkable for having the sixteen tail feathers very long and, when spread, arranged in the form of a lyre. The common lyre bird (Menura superba ), inhabiting New South Wales, is about the size of a grouse. Its general color is brown, with rufous color on the throat, wings, tail coverts and tail. Called also lyre pheasant and lyre-tail.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lyre

lyre |līr ˈlaɪ (ə )r | ▶noun a stringed instrument like a small U-shaped harp with strings fixed to a crossbar, used esp. in ancient Greece. Modern instruments of this type are found mainly in East Africa. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French lire and Latin lyra from Greek lura.

 

lyrebird

lyre bird |ˈlīrˌbərd ˈlaɪ (ə )rˌbərd | ▶noun a large Australian songbird, the male of which has a long, lyre-shaped tail and is noted for his remarkable song and display. [Family Menuridae and genus Menura: two species, in particular the superb lyrebird (M. novaehollandiae ).]

 

lyretail

lyre |tail ▶noun a small African killifish which is popular in aquaria. The colour pattern and shape of the tail, especially in the brightly coloured male, are suggestive of a lyre. ●Several genera and species, family Cyprinodontidae.

 

Oxford Dictionary

lyre

lyre |lʌɪə | ▶noun a stringed instrument like a small U-shaped harp with strings fixed to a crossbar, used especially in ancient Greece. Modern instruments of this type are found mainly in East Africa. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French lire and Latin lyra from Greek lura.

 

lyrebird

lyre |bird |ˈlʌɪəbɜːd | ▶noun a large Australian songbird, the male of which has a long lyre-shaped tail and is noted for its remarkable song and display. ●Family Menuridae and genus Menura: two species, in particular the superb lyrebird (M. novaehollandiae ).

 

lyretail

lyre |tail ▶noun a small African killifish which is popular in aquaria. The colour pattern and shape of the tail, especially in the brightly coloured male, are suggestive of a lyre. ●Several genera and species, family Cyprinodontidae.

 

French Dictionary

lyre

lyre n. f. nom féminin Instrument de musique à cordes pincées. Note Orthographique l y re.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

lyre

lyre /laɪə r / (! liarと同音 ) 名詞 1 C (古代ギリシャの )竪琴 （たてごと ）.2 〖the L- 〗〘天 〙＝Lyra .

 

lyrebird

l ý re b ì rd 名詞 C 〘鳥 〙コトドリ 〘オーストラリア産 〙.