Skylark
['skaɪlɑːk] or ['skaɪlɑrk]
Definition
(noun.) brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height.
Edited by Alexander--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A lark that mounts and sings as it files, especially the common species (Alauda arvensis) found in Europe and in some parts of Asia, and celebrated for its melodious song; -- called also sky laverock. See under Lark.
Checked by Klaus
Examples
- Secondly, that the eggs are remarkably small, not exceeding those of the skylark--a bird about one-fourth as large as the cuckoo. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Oh, you are indeed there, my skylark! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Nothing but grinding or skylarking. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Editor: Will