Skylark

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Skylark \Sky"lark`\, n. (Zool.)
     A lark that mounts and sings as it files, especially the
     common species ({Alauda arvensis}) found in Europe and in
     some parts of Asia, and celebrated for its melodious song; --
     called also {sky laverock}. See under {Lark}.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     Note: The Australian skylark ({Cincloramphus cantillans}) is
           a pipit which has the habit of ascending
           perpendicularly like a skylark, but it lacks the song
           of a true lark. The Missouri skylark is a pipit
           ({Anthus Spraguei}) of the Western United States,
           resembling the skylark in habit and song.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  skylark
       n : brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while
           hovering at a great height [syn: {Alauda arvensis}]
       v : play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden";
           "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers
           romped in the playroom" [syn: {frolic}, {lark}, {rollick},
            {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk}, {romp},
            {run around}, {lark about}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "skylark":
     carouse, celebrate, cut loose, debauch, hell around, jollify,
     jolly, lark, let go, let loose, let off steam, make merry,
     make whoopee, raise hell, revel, roister, see life, spree,
     step out, wanton, whoop it up