MEADOWLARK

meadowlark, lark

(noun) North American songbirds having a yellow breast

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

meadowlark (plural meadowlarks)

The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis). [from 17th c.]

Any of several songbirds of the genera Sturnella and Leistes, native to the Americas. [from 19th c.]

Source: Wiktionary



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