noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).
2. 2
   North American songbirds having a yellow breast wordnet
3. 3
   Any of several songbirds of the genera Sturnella and Leistes, native to the Americas.

   "Closing it behind me and away I do run / To the meadow where the meadowlark is singing in the trees"

Synonyms

All synonyms

lark

Example

More examples

"Closing it behind me and away I do run / To the meadow where the meadowlark is singing in the trees"

Etymology

From meadow + lark.

Related phrases

Western meadowlarkeastern meadowlarklong-tailed meadowlarkmeadow pipit

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