Noun
- 1. Byrd, William Byrd
- usage: English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623)
- 2. Byrd, Richard E. Byrd, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Admiral Byrd
- usage: explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957)
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