woodlark

[ wood-lahrk ]

/ ˈwʊdˌlɑrk /

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noun

a small, European songbird, Lullula arborea, noted for its song in flight.

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Origin of woodlark

First recorded in 1275–1325, woodlark is from the Middle English word wodelarke.See wood¹, lark¹

Words nearby woodlark

wood ibis, woodland, woodland caribou, Woodland culture, woodlander, woodlark, wood lily, wood lot, wood louse, woodman, wood meadow grass

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How to use woodlark in a sentence

Was it to hear yon woodlark that you nearly broke your own neck, and put mine in jeopardy?
Rookwood|William Harrison Ainsworth
The skylark and woodlark are both occasional night-singers, and it is common to hear cuckoos call in the densest darkness.
Poachers and Poaching|John Watson
He pointed out the woodlark and the blackcap to me, and told me where he had seen and heard them.
Fresh Fields|John Burroughs
Overhead a woodlark drifted in vast circles, singing as he flew.
In the West Country|Francis A. Knight

If a woodlark stirred, he saw the shadow of its wing flit from frond to frond.
Pharais and The Mountain Lovers|Fiona Macleod

British Dictionary definitions for woodlark

woodlark

/ (ˈwʊdˌlɑːk) /

noun

an Old World lark, Lullula arborea, similar to but slightly smaller than the skylark

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