<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>any of several American songbirds of the genus <em>Sturnella</em>, of the family <em>Icteridae</em>, especially <em>S. magna</em> (eastern meadowlark) and <em>S. neglecta</em> (western meadowlark), having a brownish and black back and wings and a yellow breast, noted for their clear, tuneful song.</li></ul>