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` (?). (Zoöl.) 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.
{ Lyr"ic (?), Lyr"ic*al (?), } a. [L. lyricus, Gr. &?;: cf. F. lyrique.
See Lyre.] 1. Of or pertaining to a lyre or harp.
2. Fitted to be sung to the lyre; hence, also, appropriate for song; --
said especially of poetry which expresses the individual emotions of
the poet. "Sweet lyric song." Milton.
Lyr"ic, n. 1. A lyric poem; a lyrical composition.