Etymology

meadowlark

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Today it means: The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis). Full definition →

First used 17th c.
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The story

From meadow + lark.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).
  • from 19th c. Any of several songbirds of the genera Sturnella and Leistes, native to the Americas.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.