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Lyre bat
Lyre Lyre, n. [OE. lire, OF. lyre, L. lyra, Gr. ?. Cf. Lyra.] 1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry. Note: 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 2. (Astron.) One of the constellations; Lyra. See Lyra. Lyre bat (Zo["o]l.), 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 (Zo["o]l.), the leatherback.

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- then A-Bones, Yo La Tengo and former Lyres b**** player Mike Lewis filled-in with Lyres for a show in 1986. Stiv Bators of The Dead Boys and Lords of the...
- Tapeheads, 1988 – "Mr. MX7" (Stiv Bators with the Zeros; featured in the film but not included on the soundtrack album) Lyres: A Promise Is a Promise, 1988...
- Montreuil-l'Argillé Mélicourt N****andres sur Risle Neaufles-Auvergny La Neuve-Lyre Notre-Dame-du-Hamel Le Noyer-en-Ouche La Noë-Poulain Pont-Audemer Pont-Authou...
- it shows a lone blindfolded female figure sitting on a globe, playing a lyre that has only a single string remaining. The background is almost blank,...
- The lyre-tailed honeyguide (Melichneutes robustus) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. It is monotypic within the genus Melichneutes. It...
- recognized by black and white markings on its legs and a marking in the form of a lyre on the upper surface of its thorax. This mosquito originated in Africa, but...
- A Promise Is a Promise is an album by the American band Lyres, released in 1988. A band timeline constructed by Pete Frame that was included in the gatefold...
- the lighter flanks, fawn to buff. The horns, present only on males, are lyre-shaped. Curving backward then slightly forward, these measure 25–44 cm (10–17+1⁄2 in)...
- Iliad 18.567–572 (on the Shield of Achilles): a child sings and plays the lyre to accompany the vintage. The song is the linos Iliad 18.593–606 (on the...
- published), but it is clear that the notation indicates the names of strings on a lyre, and its tuning is described in other tablets. These tablets represent the...