Skylark

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈskʌɪ.lɑːk/
• US IPA: /ˈskaɪ.lɑɹk/

Origin

From sky + lark.

Full definition of skylark

Noun

1. A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.

Derived terms

• (Alauda arvensis)
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Verb

1. (originally nautical) To jump about joyfully, frolic; to play around, play tricks.
• 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick:I cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow.

Derived terms

• skylarker
• skylarking