meadowlark

Etymology

meadow + lark

noun

  1. The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).
  2. Any of several songbirds of the genera Sturnella and Leistes, native to the Americas.
    Your voice is like a meadowlark / But your heart is like an ocean / Mysterious and dark 1976, Bob Dylan (lyrics and music), “One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)”, in Desire

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