tit lark

tit·lark

[tit-lahrk]
noun
any of several small, larklike birds, especially a pipit.

Origin:
1660–70; tit1 + lark1

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titlark (ˈtɪtˌlɑːk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
another name for the pipit, esp the meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)
 
[C17: from tit1 + lark1]

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