meadowlark

English

eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna)

Etymology

meadow +‎ lark

Noun

meadowlark (plural meadowlarks)

1. The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis). [from 17th c.]
2. Any of several songbirds of the genera Sturnella and Leistes, native to the Americas. [from 19th c.]
   • 1976, Bob Dylan (lyrics and music), “One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)”, in Desire:

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

Derived terms

• eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
• long-tailed meadowlark
• Western meadowlark
• western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)

 

Translations

songbird of Sturnella or Leistes

• Central Sierra Miwok: juk·ulu-
• Czech: vlhovec m
• Danish: englærke c
• French: sturnelle (fr) f
• German: Wiesenstärling m (western meadowlark), Lerchenstärling m (eastern meadowlark)
• Japanese: マキバドリ (makibadori), 牧場鳥 (まきばどり, makibadori)
• Navajo: tsiiyah wozhii
• Polish: wojak (pl) m
• Russian: лугово́й жа́воронок m (lugovój žávoronok)
• Spanish: pradero m, chirlobirlo m

Further reading

• meadowlark on Wikipedia.Wikipedia