Definitions for: Lyra

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

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

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.

See Also: constellation, Vega

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