western meadowlark

noun

See under meadowlark.

Words nearby western meadowlark

western isles, western isles pony, western juniper, western larch, western lowland gorilla, western meadowlark, western mountain ash, western ocean, western omelet, western province, western red cedar

Definition for western 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 western 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)