单词 | lyrebird |
释义 | lyrebird (once / 984943 pages) n WORD FAMILY lyrebird: lyrebirds USAGE EXAMPLESOne such case is the song of the male lyrebird from central Australia. Newsweek(Apr 05, 2015) As it sings it, the lyrebird steps sideways, in an avian version of the grapevine, with its tail spread out like a veil. New York Times(Jun 10, 2013) Thrushes, finches, warblers, Lyrebirds and the like—you gave them all your acoustic gifts. Scientific American(Apr 01, 2013) n Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape Hyper 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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