woodlark

See also: Woodlark

English

Etymology

From wood +‎ lark.

Noun

woodlark (plural woodlarks)

1. A lark, Lullula arborea, the only member of the genus Lullula, found in western Eurasia and northern Africa.
   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 86:

     At this moment the woodlark commenced his morning song with his clear ringing notes, which in the darkness of the night reminded us of the bright approaching dawn, and formed a cheerful contrast to the ghostly flight and unpleasant notes of the nocturnal birds.

Translations

Lullula arborea

• Albanian: drenjë (sq) f
• Asturian: cuita (ast)
• Catalan: cotoliu (ca) m
• Dutch: boomleeuwerik (nl) m
• French: alouette lulu (fr)
• Galician: cotovía pequena (gl) f
• German: Heidelerche (de) f
• Hungarian: erdei pacsirta (hu)
• Italian: tottavilla (it) f
• Polish: lerka (pl) f
• Russian: лесно́й жа́воронок m (lesnój žávoronok), юла́ (ru) f (julá)
• Spanish: totovía
• Swedish: trädlärka (sv) c
• Volapük: brüyäralaud (vo)

References

• woodlark on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lullula arborea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Lullula arborea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

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