/med"oh lahrk'/ , n.
any of several American songbirds of the genus Sturnella, of the family Icteridae, esp. S. magna (eastern meadowlark) and S. neglecta (western meadowlark) , having a brownish and black back and wings and a yellow breast, noted for their clear, tuneful song.
[ 1605-15; MEADOW + LARK 1 ]