'Lyra' definitions:
Definition of 'Lyra'
(from WordNet)
noun
A small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega
Definition of 'Lyra'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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]