horned lark

American  

noun

1. a lark, Eremophila alpestris, of the Northern Hemisphere, having a tuft of feathers on each side of the crown of the head.

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Etymology

Origin of horned lark

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Several species native to the ecosystem, like Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly and the streaked horned lark, are threatened with extinction.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023

Among those difficult to find were the horned lark, snow bunting and Lapland longspur.

From Washington Times • Jan. 2, 2021

Not a single horned lark, sage, field or song sparrow, nor a solitary pippet.

From Time Magazine Archive

It therefore poisons all life with which it comes in contact: the cat beloved of some family, the farmer’s cattle, the rabbit in the field, and the horned lark out of the sky.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

In form it resembled a horned lark, but was smaller and kept very close to the ground.

From The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse by Garland, Hamlin