Hypertext Webster Gateway: "skylark"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Skylark \Sky"lark`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
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}.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
skylark
n : brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while
hovering at a great height [syn: {Alauda arvensis}]
v 1: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden";
"the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers
romped in the palyroom" [syn: {frolic}, {lark}, {rollick},
{disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk}, {romp},
{run around}, {lark about}]
2: play jokes or romp; play boisterously; "The children were
skylarking in the forest"
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