lyrate
or ly·rat·ed
[lahy-reyt, -rit or lahy-rey-tid]
- Botany. (of a pinnate leaf) divided transversely into several lobes, the smallest at the base.
- Zoology. having the shape of a lyre, as the tail of certain birds.
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Origin of lyrate
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Its horns are of the lyrate form, and its colour a bright rufous.
The lowest leaves are not entire, but lyrate and pinnatified below to the mid-rib, with a terminal lobe.
The black-cock is a still larger bird; the male with a wonderful metallic, steel-blue plumage, and lyrate tail.
Birds in FlightW. P. Pycraft
It is strongly characterized by the lyrate shape of the horns and certain anatomical features.
The Rocky Mountain GoatMadison Grant
Lyrate: lyre-shaped: cut into several transverse segments, and gradually enlarging towards the extremity.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
lyrate
lyrated
- shaped like a lyre
- (of leaves) having a large terminal lobe and smaller lateral lobes
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Word Origin
C18: from New Latin lyrātus, Latin from lyra lyre
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