larkish

Variant of lark

lark definition

lark (lärk)

noun

  1. any of a large family (Alaudidae) of chiefly Old World passerine birds, including the skylark and horned lark
  2. any of various birds from other families, as the meadowlark

Etymology: ME lark, laverke < OE laferce, older læwerce, akin to Ger lerche (OHG lērahha), ON lævirki (Dan lerke)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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