calandra lark

noun

"-

variants or less commonly calander

kəˈlandə(r)

plural -s

: a large European lark (Melanocorypha calandra) noted for its ability to mimic the songs of other birds and sometimes kept as a cage bird

Word History

Etymology

Middle French calandre, from Old Provençal calandra, from Late Greek kalandros, probably from Greek charadrios, a bird

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