Usually means: Stringed musical instruments, harp-like.
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  1. Lyra's, Lyras: Wordnik
  2. lyras: Wiktionary

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  1. lyras: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

(Note: See lyra as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Lyra)

noun:  (anatomy, dated) The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain.
noun:  A vertically suspended hoop used in acrobatic performances.
noun:  A bowed string musical instrument used in the Byzantine Empire.
noun:  A bowed instrument used in folk music in Crete, Greece.
noun:  (astronomy) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lyre. It includes the bright star Vega and the Ring Nebula.
noun:  (rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek.
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