eastern meadowlark

noun

See under meadowlark.

Words nearby eastern meadowlark

eastern hemisphere, eastern hemlock, eastern hindi, eastern kingbird, eastern lowland gorilla, eastern meadowlark, eastern orthodox, eastern orthodox church, eastern orthodoxy, eastern province, eastern red cedar

Definition for eastern meadowlark (2 of 2)

meadowlark
[ med-oh-lahrk ]
/ ˈmɛd oʊˌlɑrk /

noun

any of several American songbirds of the genus Sturnella, of the family Icteridae, especially S. magna (eastern meadowlark) and S. neglecta (western meadowlark), having a brownish and black back and wings and a yellow breast, noted for their clear, tuneful song.

Origin of meadowlark

First recorded in 1605–15; meadow + lark1

British Dictionary definitions for eastern meadowlark

meadowlark
/ (ˈmɛdəʊˌlɑːk) /

noun

either of two North American yellow-breasted songbirds, Sturnella magna (eastern meadowlark) or S. neglecta (western meadowlark): family Icteridae (American orioles)