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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 Larks 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...
- 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...
- 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 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...
- 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)...
- bare-ground and short-gr**** feeders like magpies and magpie-larks. Group gatherings of magpie-larks have been observed, with loose "flocks" comprising dozens...
- 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)...
- PopMatters ranked the first part of "Larks' Tongues in A****" as the eighth best progressive rock song ever. "Larks' Tongues in A****, Part One", the longest...
- 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...
- This subspecies is also called "s**** lark". Found in southwestern and south-central China Unlike most other larks, this is a distinctive-looking species...