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meadowlark
noun mead·ow·lark \ˈme-dō-ˌlärk, -də-\
: a North American bird that has a brown back and a yellow breast
Full Definition of MEADOWLARK
: any of several American songbirds (genus Sturnella 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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First Known Use of MEADOWLARK
1611
Rhymes with MEADOWLARK
accent mark, acritarch, antiquark, cutty sark, deutsche mark, disembark, double-park, great white shark, hierarch, Joan of Arc, make one's mark, matriarch, metalmark, minipark, oligarch, paperbark, patriarch, Plimsoll mark, question mark, service mark, stringybark, telemark, thresher shark, tiger shark, trierarch, watermark, water park
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meadowlark
noun mead·ow·lark \ˈme-dō-ˌlärk\
Definition of MEADOWLARK for Kids
: a songbird that has brownish upper parts and a yellow breast
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