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mead•ow•lark
Pronunciation: (med'ō-lärk"), [key]—
n.
any of several American songbirds of the genus
Sturnella, of the family Icteridae, esp.
S. magna (eastern meadowlark) and
S. neglecta (western meadowlark), having a brownish and black back and wings and a yellow breast, noted for their clear, tuneful song.
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