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SKYLARK
skylark, Alauda arvensis
(noun) brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height
frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about
(verb) play boisterously; “The children frolicked in the garden”; “the gamboling lambs in the meadows”; “The toddlers romped in the playroom”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
skylark (plural skylarks)
A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.
Verb
skylark (third-person singular simple present skylarks, present participle skylarking, simple past and past participle skylarked)
(dated, originally nautical) To jump about joyfully, frolic; to play around, play tricks.
Source: Wiktionary
Sky"lark`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A lark that mounts and sings as it files, especially the common species (Alauda arvensis) found in Europe and in some parts of Asia, and celebrated for its melodious song; -- called also sky laverock. See under Lark.
Note: The Australian skylark (Cincloramphus cantillans) is a pipit which has the habit of ascending perpendicularly like a skylark, but it lacks the song of a true lark. The Missouri skylark is a pipit (Anthus Spraguei) of the Western United States, resembling the skylark in habit and song.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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