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单词 mountain lark
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Definition of mountain lark in English:

mountain lark

noun ˌmaʊntɪn ˈlɑːk
  • Originally chiefly poetic: a songbird associated with upland districts, especially the skylark (Alauda arvensis). Now also: specifically (United States regional) the white-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis (family Emberizidae).

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in John Gay (1685–1732), poet and playwright. From mountain + lark. In the sense ‘skylark’, apparently as alteration of mounting lark, which is frequent in poetic use from late 16th cent.

 
 

Definition of mountain lark in US English:

mountain lark

nounˌmaʊntɪn ˈlɑːk
  • Originally chiefly poetic: a songbird associated with upland districts, especially the skylark (Alauda arvensis). Now also: specifically (United States regional) the white-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis (family Emberizidae).

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in John Gay (1685–1732), poet and playwright. From mountain + lark. In the sense ‘skylark’, apparently as alteration of mounting lark, which is frequent in poetic use from late 16th cent.

 
 
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