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Definition of horned lark in English: horned larknoun A widespread lark of open country, especially the Arctic and mountains, the male having a black and white head pattern and two small black hornlike crests; a shorelark. Example sentencesExamples - They are a bit bigger and plumper than a horned lark and they have a funny little crest on their head that always seems to be sticking straight up.
- Out of sight a bird called, an early arrival, perhaps a horned lark.
- I hadn't gone much farther when I found the horned larks that Bill said would be in the freshly manured field along the same road.
- The longest living known individuals are an 8 year, 5 month old skylark and a 7 year 11 month old horned lark.
- Migrating birds can be seen as early as January, when horned larks arrive, followed by waterfowl in February and March.
Definition of horned lark in US English: horned larknoun A widespread lark of open country, especially the Arctic and mountains, the male having a black and white head pattern and two small black hornlike crests. Genus Eremophila, family Alaudidae: two species, in particular E. alpestris. British name: shorelark British term shorelark Example sentencesExamples - Out of sight a bird called, an early arrival, perhaps a horned lark.
- Migrating birds can be seen as early as January, when horned larks arrive, followed by waterfowl in February and March.
- The longest living known individuals are an 8 year, 5 month old skylark and a 7 year 11 month old horned lark.
- I hadn't gone much farther when I found the horned larks that Bill said would be in the freshly manured field along the same road.
- They are a bit bigger and plumper than a horned lark and they have a funny little crest on their head that always seems to be sticking straight up.
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