meadowlark
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- noun
- /ˈmɛdəˌlɑrk/
- US
:
sabiá de pradera
- In the early morning, I heard a meadowlark singing from a nearby tree, its melody bright and cheerful.
- the Eastern meadowlark
- the western meadowlark
- meadowlarks sing
Examples
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As the sun rose, the sweet song of the meadowlark filled the air, welcoming the new day.
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A meadowlark trilled from the brush on the side of a path I'd reached at the hilltop.
Fiction book (1995) -
So, what's so special about the meadowlark?
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I'm listening for the meadowlark.
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From the far field, she could hear the mourning dove and meadowlark.
Fiction book (1994) -
The eastern meadowlark.
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Cheerful as a meadowlark.
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The wide prairie skies were no longer softly blue and filled with the voices of bobolinks, meadowlarks, and sparrows.
Fiction book (2002) -
Evidence suggests that, like the shrike, other migrating grassland birds, including the meadowlark, bluebird, and grassland sparrow, are declining in numbers because of the fire ant, says Temple.
Academic text (1994) -
While walking through the grasslands, we spotted a meadowlark perched on a fence, singing its beautiful tune.
Synonyms
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A medium-sized songbird of eastern North America with a bright yellow belly and a black V on its chest
A bird with a bright yellow belly and a black V on its chest that sings in eastern North America
A bird with a yellow belly that sings in western North America
A medium-sized bird with a bright yellow chest that sings in open grasslands
Compounds
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A medium-sized songbird of eastern North America with a bright yellow belly and a black V on its chest
- Specialized
A medium-sized bird with a bright yellow chest that sings in open grasslands
How Melodious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Meadowlark comes from meadow ('a field of grass') and lark ('a songbird'), so it means a lark that lives and sings in open fields. That's why the meadowlark is a North American bird known for its yellow breast and beautiful song.