meadowlark

[ med-oh-lahrk ]

noun
  1. any of several American songbirds of the genus Sturnella, of the family Icteridae, especially S. magna(eastern meadowlark ) and S. neglecta(western meadowlark ), having a brownish and black back and wings and a yellow breast, noted for their clear, tuneful song.

Origin of meadowlark

1
First recorded in 1605–15; meadow + lark1

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meadowlark

/ (ˈmɛdəʊˌlɑːk) /


noun
  1. either of two North American yellow-breasted songbirds, Sturnella magna (eastern meadowlark) or S. neglecta (western meadowlark): family Icteridae (American orioles)

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