meadow pipit

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noun

a common European songbird, Anthus pratensis, with a pale brown speckled plumage: family Motacillidae (pipits and wagtails)

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Words nearby meadow pipit

meadow lily, meadow mouse, meadow mushroom, meadow nematode, meadow parsnip, meadow pipit, meadow rue, meadow saffron, meadow salsify, Meadows's syndrome, meadowsweet

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The original designers of Central Park created a meadow that was stocked with 200 sheep.
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Walker has a daughter, Meadow Rain, with his ex-girlfriend, Rebecca.
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Alison befriends lonely Giant Panda and skips happily in a meadow with it.
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We searched the autumn meadow of golds and greens, high and low, wide and deep on the edges of the city.
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After she broke up with Arie, she collapsed into sobs by a meadow, which was meant to be the site of their last date.
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And Mr. Meadow Mouse often remarked that it had more halls than any other dwelling he had ever seen.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
Some of those halls that Mr. Meadow Mouse mentioned ran right out beneath the surface of the garden.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
Mr. Meadow Mouse repeated, as if he wanted to be sure there was no misunderstanding about it.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
Grandfather Mole demanded of Mr. Meadow Mouse, almost as soon as he had stepped just outside the shade of the toadstool.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
And when he had made his promise to Mr. Meadow Mouse he had had no idea that it was going to rain so soon.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey

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