meadowlark

American  

[med-oh-lahrk] / ˈmɛd oʊˌlɑrk /

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.

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meadowlark British  

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of meadowlark

First recorded in 1605–15; meadow + lark ¹

Example Sentences

I talked with Skipper a couple of weeks ago as he sat in the radiant high-rise office of his new venture, Meadowlark Media, a new podcast network he co-founded with former ESPNer Dan Le Batard.

From Slate • Dec. 3, 2023

Other legends, such as Meadowlark Lemon and the aforementioned Dunbar, were also household names in their day.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2023

Elsewhere, he muses on childhood innocence while name-checking the Harlem Globetrotters great Meadowlark Lemon on the loose roots-rocker “Natural Information” and processes death with disarming tenderness on the ghostly folk song “Lily.”

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2022

Move over Meadowlark, there’s a new Barney Fife in town.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2022

Ben or Meadowlark notices, neither of them says anything.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy