‖n. [ L. lyra, Gr. &unr_;. See Lyre. ] 1. (Astron.) A northern constellation, the Harp, containing a white star of the first magnitude, called Alpha Lyræ, or Vega. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Anat.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } a. [ NL. lyratus. See Lyre. ] 1. (Bot.) Lyre-shaped, or spatulate and oblong, with small lobes toward the base; as, a lyrate leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Zool.) Shaped like a lyre, as the tail of the blackcock, or that of the lyre bird. [ 1913 Webster ]
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