lyra Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega

WordNet

Ly"ra noun
Etymology
L. lyra, Gr. . See Lyre.
Definitions
  1. (Astron.) A northern constellation, the Harp, containing a white star of the first magnitude, called Alpha Lyræ, or Vega. has-member
  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.

Webster 1913