Lyra

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lyra \Ly"ra\, n. [L. lyra, Gr. ?. See {Lyre}.]
     1. (Astron.) A northern constellation, the Harp, containing a
        white star of the first magnitude, called Alpha Lyr[ae],
        or Vega.
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     2. (Anat.) 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.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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