eastern meadowlark
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8.7
- noun
- /ˈiːstərn ˈmɛdəˌlɑrk/
- US
:
lark del este
- The eastern meadowlark.
Examples
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The eastern meadowlark?
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Probably sitting on the rocking chair sipping Oma's lemonade and listening for the meadowlark... the eastern meadowlark.
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During spring, we often hear the beautiful song of the eastern meadowlark in the fields.
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The eastern meadowlark is known for its striking yellow underparts and cheerful melodies.
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While birdwatching in the park, I spotted an eastern meadowlark perched on a fence post.
Synonyms
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7.4
A North American bird with a yellow chest that sings sweetly
A bird with a bright yellow belly and a black V on its chest that sings in eastern North America
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjectival modification: 'eastern' specifies a geographic variety of the noun 'meadowlark', so the overall meaning (the meadowlark found in the east) is directly derivable from the constituents. This compositional pattern (directional adjective + animal name) is cross-linguistically common and therefore immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
The name eastern meadowlark comes from meadow, meaning open grassy land, and lark, a singing bird, while 'eastern' shows it lives in the east of North America. So the name gives the image of a yellow, singing bird in eastern fields, which is why we call that species an eastern meadowlark.