meadowlark (redirected from Meadow lark)

mead·ow·lark  (md-lärk)

n.

Any of various songbirds of the genus Sturnella of North America, especially S. magna, the eastern meadowlark, and S. neglecta, the western meadowlark, having brownish plumage, a yellow breast, and a black crescent-shaped marking beneath the throat.

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meadowlark [ˈmɛdəʊˌlɑːk]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) either of two North American yellow-breasted songbirds, Sturnella magna (eastern meadowlark) or S. neglecta (western meadowlark): family Icteridae (American orioles)

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meadowlark - North American songbirds having a yellow breast lark American oriole, New World oriole, oriole - American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow genus Sturnella, Sturnella - a genus of passerine birds including the meadowlarks eastern meadowlark, Sturnella magna - a meadowlark of eastern North America Sturnella neglecta, western meadowlark - a meadowlark of western North America