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woodlark

[ wood-lahrk ]

noun

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


woodlark

/ ˈwʊdˌlɑːk /

noun

  1. an Old World lark, Lullula arborea, similar to but slightly smaller than the skylark
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of woodlark1

First recorded in 1275–1325, woodlark is from the Middle English word wodelarke. See wood 1, lark 1
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Example Sentences

Was it to hear yon woodlark that you nearly broke your own neck, and put mine in jeopardy?

The skylark and woodlark are both occasional night-singers, and it is common to hear cuckoos call in the densest darkness.

He pointed out the woodlark and the blackcap to me, and told me where he had seen and heard them.

Overhead a woodlark drifted in vast circles, singing as he flew.

If a woodlark stirred, he saw the shadow of its wing flit from frond to frond.

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