titlark

American  

[tit-lahrk] / ˈtɪtˌlɑrk /

noun

1. any of several small, larklike birds, especially a pipit.

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titlark British  

/ ˈtɪtˌlɑːk /

noun

1. another name for the pipit, esp the meadow pipit ( Anthus pratensis )

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Etymology

Origin of titlark

First recorded in 1660–70; tit ¹ + lark ¹

Example Sentences

Pipit, pip′it, n. a genus of birds resembling larks in plumage and wagtails in habits, the most common British species being the titlark.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

He turned over on his side and peered into the shadow of the Main-Stone; but in vain, for the titlark is a hesitating, unhappy little soul that never quite dares to make up its mind.

From News from the Duchy by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

I have educated nestling linnets under the three best singing larks—the skylark, woodlark, and titlark, every one of which, instead of the linnet’s song, adhered entirely to that of their respective instructors.

From Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays by Wallace, Alfred Russel

From this and the season, and the size and color of the bird, I knew he had seen the pipit or titlark.

From Locusts and Wild Honey by Burroughs, John

His descent after the song is finished is very rapid, and precisely like that of the titlark when it sweeps down from its course to alight on the ground.

From Wake-Robin by Burroughs, John