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Noun: skylark  'skI,laa(r)k
  1. Brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height
    "The skylark's song could be heard high above the meadow";
    - Alauda arvensis
Verb: skylark  'skI,laa(r)k
Usage: informal
  1. Play boisterously
    "The children skylarked in the garden";
    - frolic, lark [informal], rollick, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about [informal]

Derived forms: skylarked, skylarking, skylarks

Type of: lark, play

Part of: Alauda, genus Alauda

Encyclopedia: Skylark