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A lark that mounts and sings as it files, especially the common species (Alauda arvensis) found in Europe and in some parts of Asia, and celebrated for its melodious song; -- called also sky laverock. See under Lark.

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  1. n. A lark that mounts and sings as it files, especially the common species (Alauda arvensis) found in Europe and in some parts of Asia, and celebrated for its melodious song; -- called also sky laverock. See under Lark.
  2. n. brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height
  3. v. play boisterously
  4. A lark that mounts and sings as it files, especially the common species (Alauda arvensis) found in Europe and in some parts of Asia, and celebrated for its melodious song; -- called also sky laverock. See under Lark. Note: The Australian skylark (Cincloramphus cantillans) is a pipit which has the habit of ascending perpendicularly like a skylark, but it lacks the song of a true lark. The Missouri skylark is a pipit (Anthus Spraguei) of the Western United States, resembling the skylark in habit and song.
  5. A lark that mounts and sings as it files, especially the commonspecies (Alauda arvensis) found in Europe and in some parts of Asia,and celebrated for its melodious song; -- called also sky laverock.See under Lark.
  6. n:100 n. brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height