“- noun
also ca·lan·der kəˈlandə(r)
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French calandre, from Old Provençal calandra, from Late Greek kalandros, probably from Greek charadrios, a bird — more at charadrius
: a large European lark ( Melanocorypha calandra ) noted for its ability to mimic the songs of other birds and sometimes kept as a cage bird