meadowlark
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.
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How to use meadowlark in a sentence
An old man of that nation was asked if his people ever used the meadowlark for food.
Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised) | Melvin Randolph GilmoreShe said “I will prepare you for this quest; but first bring to me a wolf, a turtle and a meadowlark.”
Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised) | Melvin Randolph GilmoreThen she brought him food; and after he had eaten and rested he set out to find the wolf, the turtle and the meadowlark.
Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised) | Melvin Randolph GilmoreThe meadowlark was given a pleasing voice so that his songs would make the magpie ashamed.
Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised) | Melvin Randolph GilmoreThe wolf proposed a trial in hunting, but the meadowlark and the turtle said they could not hunt.
Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised) | Melvin Randolph Gilmore
British Dictionary definitions for meadowlark
/ (ˈmɛdəʊˌlɑːk) /
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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