meadowlark

/mˈɛdoʊlˌɑɹk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

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noun

Any of several songbirds of the genera Sturnella and Leistes, native to the Americas.

"But the meadowlark acts by instinct, not by plan."
"Closing it behind me and away I do run / To the meadow where the meadowlark is singing in the trees"
"Your voice is like a meadowlark / But your heart is like an ocean / Mysterious and dark"

From meadow + lark.

meadowlarks (plural)

eastern meadowlark long-tailed meadowlark Western meadowlark

lark

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How do you pronounce meadowlark?

The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɛdoʊlˌɑɹk/.

What does meadowlark mean?

The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).

Where does meadowlark come from?

From meadow + lark.

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