Definition of Meadowlark

1. Noun. North American songbirds having a yellow breast.


Definition of Meadowlark

1. Noun. Any of several songbirds, of the genus ''Sturnella'', native to North America ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Meadowlark

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Meadowlark

meadow pea
meadow pipit
meadow pipits
meadow rue
meadow saffron
meadow salsify
meadow saxifrage
meadow spikemoss
meadow spittlebug
meadow vole
meadowhawk
meadowhawks
meadowland
meadowlands
meadowlark (current term)
meadowlarks
meadowless
meadowlike
meadowrue
meadowrues
meadows
meadowsweet
meadowsweets
meadowwort
meadowy
meads
meadsweet
meadwort
meady

Literary usage of Meadowlark

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

1. Field Book of Wild Birds and Their Music: A Description of the Character and by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1921)
"meadowlark The meadowlark, sometimes called the Sturnella p^ Lark, ... The Western meadowlark is a distinct species, with an entirely differ, ent, and, ..."

2. Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America: With Introductory Chapters on by Frank Michler Chapman (1912)
"... EGOS OF meadowlark AND UPLAND PLOVER Size of eggs in relation to condition of young birds when ..."

3. Bird Neighbors: An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifty by Neltje Blanchan (1904)
"Range—North America, from Newfoundland to the Gulf of Mexico, and westward to the plains, where the Western meadowlark takes its place. ..."

4. Bird-life: A Guide to the Study of Our Common Birds by Frank Michler Chapman, Ernest Thompson Seton (1897)
"meadowlark. Length, 10'75 inches. Upper parts black, brown, and buff ; under parts yellow, a black crescent on the breast, sides streaked with black ; outer ..."

5. Birds of Village and Field: A Bird Book for Beginners by Florence Merriam Bailey (1898)
"MeadOWlark: Sturnella magna. Adults in summer, upper parts streaked brownish ; under parts bright yellow, breast with black crescent. ..."

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