TITLARK

pipit, titlark, lark

(noun) a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

titlark (plural titlarks)

Anthus pratensis, the meadow pipit, a songbird.

Source: Wiktionary


Tit"lark`, n. Etym: [Tit a small bird + lark.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any one of numerous small spring birds belonging to Anthus, Corydalla, and allied genera, which resemble the true larks in color and in having a very long hind claw; especially, the European meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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