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Skylark
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What's The Definition Of Skylark?
[n] brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height
[v] play jokes or romp; play boisterously; "The children were skylarking in the forest" [v] play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the palyroom" Synonyms | Synonyms for Skylark: Alauda arvensis | cavort | disport | frisk | frolic | gambol | lark | lark about | rollick | romp | run around | sport Related Terms | Find terms related to Skylark: See Also | Alauda | cavort | disport | frisk | frolic | gambol | genus Alauda | lark | lark | lark about | play | rollick | romp | run around | skylark | skylark | sport Skylark In Webster's Dictionary \Sky"lark`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
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}.
Note: The Australian skylark ({Cincloramphus cantillans}) is
a pipit which has the habit of ascending
perpendicularly like a skylark, but it lacks the song
of a true lark. The Missouri skylark is a pipit
({Anthus Spraguei}) of the Western United States,
resembling the skylark in habit and song.
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