Meaning
Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English larke, laverke, from Old English lāwerce, lǣwerce, lāuricæ, from Proto-West Germanic *laiwaʀikā, from Proto-Germanic *laiwazikǭ (compare dialectal West Frisian larts, Dutch leeuwerik, German Lerche), from *laiwaz (borrowed into Finnish leivo, Estonian lõo), of unknown ultimate origin with no definitive cognates outside of Germanic.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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owl
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 5 recorded puzzles: