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meadow·lark (-lärk′)

noun pl. meadowlarks -·larks′ or meadowlark -·lark′

any of a genus (Sturnella, family Icteridae) of American passerine birds; esp., any of the yellow-breasted North American species (S. magna and S. neglecta) with a black, -shaped collar

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