lyrate

/lahy-reyt, -rit/US // ˈlaɪ reɪt, -rɪt //UK // (ˈlaɪərɪt) //

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adj.形容词 adjective

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- : Botany. divided transversely into several lobes, the smallest at the base.
- : Zoology. having the shape of a lyre, as the tail of certain birds.

The lowest leaves are not entire, but lyrate and pinnatified below to the mid-rib, with a terminal lobe.
The impalla is about the same size as the Grant's gazelle, but has horns of a lyrate shape.
Lyrate: lyre-shaped: cut into several transverse segments, and gradually enlarging towards the extremity.
The black-cock is a still larger bird; the male with a wonderful metallic, steel-blue plumage, and lyrate tail.
The horns are more or less lyrate, and generally developed in both sexes; there are frequently brushes of hair on the knees.