ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
: either of two Australian passerine birds of the genus Menura ; especially : a bird ( M. novaehollandiae ) of New South Wales that is about the size of a grouse, is generally brown in color with rufous color on the throat, wings, tail coverts, and tail, and is distinguished in the male by 16 very long tail feathers spread out during courtship in the shape of a lyre
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