titlark

[ tit-lahrk ]

/ ˈtɪtˌlɑrk /

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noun

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

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Origin of titlark

First recorded in 1660–70; tit¹ + lark¹

Words nearby titlark

titillate, titillating, titillation, titipounamu, titivate, titlark, title, title catalog, titled, title deed, title entry

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How to use titlark in a sentence

The melody of singing birds ranks as follows: The nightingale first, then the linnet, titlark, sky lark and wood lark.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889|Barkham Burroughs
Hearing a titlark singing his loudest, I found him perched on the rim of a tub placed for horses to drink from.
Nature Near London|Richard Jefferies
On inquiry I found that some weeks before, the boys discovered a titlark's nest in the ground close to their cricket-piece.
Baby Chatterbox|Anonymous
The scene of the tragedy was the nest of a pipit, or titlark, on the ground beneath a heather-bush.
My Studio Neighbors|William Hamilton Gibson

In figure it is more slender than the sky-lark; the plumage resembles that of the crested lark, and the form that of the titlark.
The Natural History of Cage Birds|J. M. Bechstein

British Dictionary definitions for titlark

titlark

/ (ˈtɪtˌlɑːk) /

noun

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

Word Origin for titlark

C17: from tit 1 + lark 1

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