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Lyra Common

Lyra has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega

2

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.

3

A vertically suspended hoop used in acrobatic performances.

Proper Noun
1

A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lyre. It includes the bright star Vega and the Ring Nebula.

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Rhyming Words
zyra tyra pyra myra kyra gyra tayra moyra ephyra tamyra tityra huayra palmyra porphyra spirogyra edible porphyra genus spirogyra
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