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Bee larkspur
Bee larkspur Bee" lark`spur (Bot.) See Larkspur.
Larkspur
Larkspur Lark"spur, n. (Bot.) A genus of ranunculaceous plants (Delphinium), having showy flowers, and a spurred calyx. They are natives of the North Temperate zone. The commonest larkspur of the gardens is D. Consolida. The flower of the bee larkspur (D. elatum) has two petals bearded with yellow hairs, and looks not unlike a bee.
pipit larks
Pipit Pip"it, n. [So named from its call note.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to Anthus and allied genera, of the family Motacillid[ae]. They strongly resemble the true larks in habits, colors, and the great length of the hind claw. They are, therefore, often called titlarks, and pipit larks. Note: The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis); the tree pipit, or tree lark (A. trivialis); and the rock pipit, or sea lark (A. obscurus) are well-known European species. The common American pipit, or brown lark, is Anthus Pensilvanicus. The Western species (A. Spraguei) is called the American skylark, on account of its musical powers.
titlarks
Pipit Pip"it, n. [So named from its call note.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to Anthus and allied genera, of the family Motacillid[ae]. They strongly resemble the true larks in habits, colors, and the great length of the hind claw. They are, therefore, often called titlarks, and pipit larks. Note: The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis); the tree pipit, or tree lark (A. trivialis); and the rock pipit, or sea lark (A. obscurus) are well-known European species. The common American pipit, or brown lark, is Anthus Pensilvanicus. The Western species (A. Spraguei) is called the American skylark, on account of its musical powers.
To dare larks
Dare Dare, v. t. To terrify; to daunt. [Obs.] For I have done those follies, those mad mischiefs, Would dare a woman. --Beau. & Fl. To dare larks, to catch them by producing terror through to use of mirrors, scarlet cloth, a hawk, etc., so that they lie still till a net is thrown over them. --Nares.

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- Larks are p****erine birds of the family Alaudidae. Larks have a cosmopolitan distribution with the largest number of species occurring in Africa. Only...
- Larks' Tongues in A**** is the fifth studio album by the English progressive rock group King Crimson, released on 23 March 1973 through Island Records...
- The Hays Larks are a collegiate summer baseball team located in Hays, Kansas. The Larks evolved from Hays during the 1946 season. From 1869 to 1945, the...
- 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 Larks were an American vocal group, active in the early 1950s. They were not the same group as the Los Angeles–based Larks (originally The Meadowlarks)...
- Lark's tongue may refer to: Lark's tongue (chamfer), a special type of chamfer end. Larks' Tongues in A****, a 1973 album by King Crimson Larks' Tongues...
- of the Western Conference. The team was originally founded as the Denver Larks in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball ****ociation (ABA)...
- The Bismarck Larks are a collegiate summer baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League. Based in Bismarck, North Dakota, the Larks play their home...
- evening. The term relates to the birds known as larks, which are known to sing before dawn. Human "larks" tend to feel most energetic just after they get...
- bare-ground and short-gr**** feeders like magpies and magpie-larks. Group gatherings of magpie-larks have been observed, with loose "flocks" comprising dozens...