Definition of Anthus pratensis

1. Noun. A common pipit that is brown above and white below; widely distributed in northern and central Europe and in Asia.

Exact synonyms: Meadow Pipit
Generic synonyms: Lark, Pipit, Titlark

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anthus Pratensis

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Anthophyta
Anthrenus scrophulariae
Anthriscus
Anthriscus cereifolium
Anthriscus sylvestris
Anthropocene
Anthropos
Anthurium andraeanum
Anthurium scherzerianum
Anthus
Anthus pratensis
Anthyllis
Anthyllis barba-jovis
Anthyllis vulneraria
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Anti-Stratfordian
Anti-Stratfordians
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Antichrist
Antichristic
Antido
Antidorcas
Antidorcas euchore
Antidorcas marsupialis

Literary usage of Anthus pratensis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1885)
"... are nearly equal to long^ prim.rrii- Feet, in skin, not reaching beyond half of the tail. Foot of anthus pratensis. Adult male in breeding-plumage. ..."

2. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1895)
"... and wintering in the Gulf States, Mexico, and Central America. Accidental in Europe. [698.] anthus pratensis ( LINN. i. Meadow Pipit. ..."

3. A History of British Birds by William YARRELL, Howard Saunders, Alfred Newton (1874)
"anthus pratensis (Linnaeus*). THE MEADOW-PIPIT. anthus pratensis. THE MEADOW-PIPIT, best known generally as the ..."

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