skylark Hear it!

skylark Definition

sky·lark (-lärk′)

noun

a lark (Alauda arvensis) that is found chiefly in Eurasia, famous for the song it utters as it soars upward and flies about high in the sky

intransitive verb

to play about boisterously; frolic

Etymology: < sky + lark: orig. naut., of playing in the rigging

skylark Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • hear: How much is it worth to hear skylarks singing on a summer's day?
  • include: These grasslands also provide feeding or breeding habitat for a number of scarce or declining birds including the skylark.
  • see: I used to see skylarks flying high up, and kites circling in the sky.
  • breed: The loss of breeding skylarks from at least one site in Darwen followed amenity tree-planting to ' improve the environment ' .
  • nest: Intensive grazing of pasture and saltmarsh can create a sward that is too short for nesting skylarks.
  • watch: I stood and watched that skylark on the wing, And as I stood I felt my chest grow tight.

Adjective modifier

  • Eurasian: Eurasian Skylark [ cantarella ] ( Alauda arvensis cantarella ) At Mövenpick Golf Hotel, walking on the lawn.
  • Oriental: Flights of Pygmy Cormorants skim the water, Collared Pratincoles nest on the lake shore and Oriental Skylarks sing overhead.
  • more: Incidentally two or more skylarks are very appropiately called an exaltation!

Preposition: on

  • farm: The added bonus of adding cereals to our rotations has been the arrival of skylarks on the farm.

Modifies a noun

  • number: This studied noted that organic farming reverses most of the agricultural trends that appear to have caused the decline in skylark numbers.
  • singing: Skylark singing; Reed Bunting, Yellowhammer, Sedge Warbler in the hedgerow.
  • population: The plan contains a number of surprises, including the fact that RCT supports a skylark population.
  • nest: If aware of skylark nest site do not disturb the immediate area close by.
  • breed: Breeding birds of the river margins include sedge warbler, whitethroat and reed bunting, while skylark breeds on the meadow.

Preposition: in

  • song: Also seen were 4 woodcock, 34 meadow pipit, a redpoll and a skylark in song.

Noun used with modifier

  • pipit: Meadow pipits skylarks and small waders are their most common meals.

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