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Definition of Lark

Lark
Lark Lark, n. [Perh fr. AS. l[=a]c play, sport. Cf. Lake, v. i.] A frolic; a jolly time. [Colloq.] --Dickens.
Lark
Lark Lark, v. i. To catch larks; as, to go larking.
Lark
Lark Lark, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Larked; p. pr. & vb. n. Larking.] To sport; to frolic. [Colloq.]
Lark
Lark Lark, n. [OE. larke, laverock, AS. l[=a]werce; akin to D. leeuwerik, LG. lewerke, OHG. l?rahha, G. lerche, Sw. l["a]rka, Dan. lerke, Icel. l[ae]virki.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus Alauda and allied genera (family Alaudid[ae]). They mostly belong to Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. In America they are represented by the shore larks, or horned by the shore larks, or horned larks, of the genus Otocoris. The true larks have holaspidean tarsi, very long hind claws, and usually, dull, sandy brown colors. Note: The European skylark, or lark of the poets (Alauda arvensis), is of a brown mottled color, and is noted for its clear and sweet song, uttered as it rises and descends almost perpendicularly in the air. It is considered a table delicacy, and immense numbers are killed for the markets. Other well-known European species are the crested, or tufted, lark (Alauda cristata), and the wood lark (A. arborea). The pipits, or titlarks, of the genus Anthus (family Motacillid[ae]) are often called larks. See Pipit. The American meadow larks, of the genus Sturnella, are allied to the starlings. See Meadow Lark. The Australian bush lark is Mirafra Horsfieldii. See Shore lark. Lark bunting (Zo["o]l.), a fringilline bird (Calamospiza melanocorys) found on the plains of the Western United States. Lark sparrow (Zo["o]l.), a sparrow (Chondestes grammacus), found in the Mississippi Valley and the Western United States.

Meaning of Lark from wikipedia

- Larks are p****erine birds of the family Alaudidae. Larks have a cosmopolitan distribution with the largest number of species occurring in Africa. Only...
- Lark Voorhies (born Lark Holloway; March 25, 1974) is an American actress. She pla**** Lisa Turtle on the NBC sitcom Saved by the Bell (1989–1993) and was...
- lark, or Malabar crested lark (Galerida malabarica) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in western India. Originally, the Malabar lark...
- Rugged Lark's offspring are The Lark Ascending, Rugged Painted Lark, Look Whos Larkin – 1999 AQHA World Show Superhorse, Jolena Lark, Rugged Lark II and...
- The horned lark or s**** lark (Eremophila alpestris) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found across the northern hemisphere. It is known as...
- Look up lark in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A lark is a small terrestrial bird. Lark, The Lark, Larks or The Larks may also refer to: Lark, Utah,...
- The calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra) or European calandra-lark breeds in warm temperate countries around the Mediterranean and eastwards through...
- Dupont's lark (Chersophilus duponti) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae of the monotypic genus Chersophilus. It is found in northern Africa and...
- Lark Rise to Candleford is a British television period drama series, adapted by the BBC from Flora Thompson's trilogy of semi-autobiographical novels about...
- The Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis) is a p****erine bird in the lark family, Alaudidae. It is a widespread species found across Europe and the Palearctic...