skylark

/ˈskaɪlɑːk/

skylark

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Definition

A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.

Etymology

From sky + lark. Verb sense 1809, originally nautical, possibly influenced by northern English dialectal term lake/laik (“to play”) (from Old Norse leika (“to play (as opposed to work)”)); see lark for details.