Alaudidae

plural noun

Alau·​di·​dae

ə-ˈlȯ-də-ˌdē,

-ˈlau̇-

: a family of usually brownish terrestrial gregarious passerine birds comprising the larks and having the hind claw elongated and more or less straight

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Alauda, type genus + -idae

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

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