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<hw>Ly`o*po"ma*ta</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ to loose + <?/, <?/, a lid.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of brachiopods, in which the valves of shell are not articulated by a hinge. It includes the Lingula, Discina, and allied forms.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Lyopoma</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Lyra</h1> <Xpage=878>

<hw>Ly"ra</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lyra</ets>, Gr. <?/. See <er>Lyre</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A northern constellation, the Harp, containing a white star of the first magnitude, called <i>Alpha Lyr\'91</i>, <i>or Vega</i>.</def><-- has-member -->

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain; -- so called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the human brain.</def>

<h1>Lyraid</h1> <Xpage=878>

<hw>Ly"ra*id</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Lyrid</er>.</def>

<h1>Lyrate, Lyrated</h1> <Xpage=878>

<hw><hw>Ly"rate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Ly"ra*ted</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[NL. <ets>lyratus</ets>. See <er>Lyre</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Lyre-shaped, or spatulate and oblong, with small lobes toward the base; <as>as, a <ex>lyrate</ex> leaf</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Shaped like a lyre, as the tail of the blackcock, or that of the lyre bird.</def>

<h1>Lyre</h1> <Xpage=878>

<hw>Lyre</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>lire</ets>, OF. <ets>lyre</ets>, L. <ets>lyra</ets>, Gr. <?/. Cf. <er>Lyra</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry.</def>

<note>&hand; 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</note>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>One of the constellations; Lyra. See <er>Lyra</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Lyre bat</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small bat (<spn>Megaderma lyra</spn>), inhabiting India and Ceylon. It is remarkable for the enormous size and curious shape of the nose membrane and ears.</cd> -- <col>Lyre turtle</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the leatherback.</cd></cs>

<h1>Lyre bird</h1> <Xpage=878>

<hw>Lyre" bird`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of two or three species of Australian birds of the genus <spn>Menura</spn>. 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 (<spn>Menura superba</spn>), 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 <altname>lyre pheasant</altname> and <altname>lyre-tail</altname>.</def>

<h1>Lyric, Lyrical</h1> <Xpage=878>

<hw><hw>Lyr"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Lyr"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lyricus</ets>, Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>lyrique</ets>. See <er>Lyre</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to a lyre or harp.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Fitted to be sung to the lyre; hence, also, appropriate for song; -- said especially of poetry which expresses the individual emotions of the poet.</def> "Sweet <i>lyric</i> song."

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Lyric</h1> <Xpage=878>

<hw>Lyr"ic</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A lyric poem; a lyrical composition.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A composer of lyric poems.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Addison.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A verse of the kind usually employed in lyric poetry; -- used chiefly in the <i>plural</i>.</def>

<-- <p><b>4.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The words of a song.</def> -->

<h1>Lyrically</h1> <Xpage=878>

<hw>Lyr"ic*al*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a lyrical manner.</def>