meadowlark
noun
mead·ow·larkˈme-dō-ˌlärk 
-də-
:any of several American songbirds (generaSturnella andLeistes of the family Icteridae) that are streaked brown above and in northernmost forms have a yellow breast marked with a black crescent
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Recent Examples on the WebGray foxes are said to reside here along with reptiles like the smooth green snake and eastern milk snake, as well as numerous birds, including the Virginian rail, Henslow’s sparrow, bobolink and easternmeadowlark.—
Susan Degrane,Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025The overall goal is to sustain and enhance sandplain grassland habitat, a habitat that many species rely on to survive and reproduce, including grassland nesting birds like the upland sandpiper, grasshopper sparrow, easternmeadowlark, and savannah sparrow.—Staff Report,Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2024Black terns and easternmeadowlarkshave also dwindled.—John Myers,Twin Cities, 26 May 2024Westernmeadowlarks, prevalent in the central and western U.S.; three-fourths have disappeared.—David Schechter,CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024See All Example Sentences formeadowlark
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Susan Degrane,Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025The overall goal is to sustain and enhance sandplain grassland habitat, a habitat that many species rely on to survive and reproduce, including grassland nesting birds like the upland sandpiper, grasshopper sparrow, easternmeadowlark, and savannah sparrow.—Staff Report,Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2024Black terns and easternmeadowlarkshave also dwindled.—John Myers,Twin Cities, 26 May 2024Westernmeadowlarks, prevalent in the central and western U.S.; three-fourths have disappeared.—David Schechter,CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024See All Example Sentences formeadowlarkWord History
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1611, in the meaning definedabove
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“Meadowlark.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meadowlark. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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meadowlark
nounmead·ow·lark-ˌlärk
:any of several North American songbirds that are largely brown and buff above with a yellow breast having a black V-shaped mark across it
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