meadowlark

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noun

The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).

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lark
UncommonFirst used 17th c.Scrabble 20
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Meanings

nounmeadowlark (plural meadowlarks)

plural meadowlarks

  1. The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).First known use 17th c.
  2. Any of several songbirds of the genera Sturnella and Leistes, native to the Americas.First known use 19th c.

    But the meadowlark acts by instinct, not by plan.

    1950, Dorothy M. Johnson, Flame on the Frontier; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 13
    2 more examples

    Closing it behind me and away I do run / To the meadow where the meadowlark is singing in the trees

    1971, Dolly Parton, “Early Morning Breeze”

    Your voice is like a meadowlark / But your heart is like an ocean / Mysterious and dark

    1976, Bob Dylan, “One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)”, in Desire

Synonyms & antonyms

nounNorth American songbirds having a yellow breast

Similar
lark
Broader
New World orioleAmerican orioleoriole
Also see
lark

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From meadow + lark.

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Translations

Catalan pradenca
  • pradencasongbird of Sturnella or Leistes
Czech vlhovec
  • vlhovecsongbird of Sturnella or Leistes
Danish englærke
  • englærkesongbird of Sturnella or Leistes
French sturnelle
  • sturnellesongbird of Sturnella or Leistes
German Wiesenstärling, Lerchenstärling
  • Wiesenstärlingsongbird of Sturnella or Leistes
  • Lerchenstärlingsongbird of Sturnella or Leistes
  • Wiesenlerchesongbird of Sturnella or Leistes
Japanese マキバドリ, 牧場鳥
  • マキバドリ (makibadori)songbird of Sturnella or Leistes
  • 牧場鳥 (makibadori)songbird of Sturnella or Leistes
Polish wojak
  • wojaksongbird of Sturnella or Leistes
Russian лугово́й жа́воронок
  • лугово́й жа́воронок (lugovój žávoronok)songbird of Sturnella or Leistes
Spanish pradero, chirlobirlo
  • praderosongbird of Sturnella or Leistes
  • chirlobirlosongbird of Sturnella or Leistes
Welsh ehedydd maes y Dwyrain
  • ehedydd maes y Dwyrainsongbird of Sturnella or Leistes
Cite this entry
APA

meadowlark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meadowlark

MLA

“meadowlark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meadowlark. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meadowlark,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meadowlark.

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