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woodlark

/wood-lahrk/US // ˈwʊdˌlɑrk //UK // (ˈwʊdˌlɑːk) //

百灵鸟,云雀,云雀座,鹁鸪山

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a small, European songbird, Lullula arborea, noted for its song in flight.

Examples

  • Was it to hear yon woodlark that you nearly broke your own neck, and put mine in jeopardy?

  • The skylark and woodlark are both occasional night-singers, and it is common to hear cuckoos call in the densest darkness.

  • He pointed out the woodlark and the blackcap to me, and told me where he had seen and heard them.

  • Overhead a woodlark drifted in vast circles, singing as he flew.

  • If a woodlark stirred, he saw the shadow of its wing flit from frond to frond.