Byrd

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Byrd
       n 1: English organist and composer of church music; master of
            16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music
            printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623) [syn: {William
            Byrd}]
       2: explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to


          explore Antarctica (1888-1957) [syn: {Richard E. Byrd}, {Richard
          Evelyn Byrd}, {Admiral Byrd}]