Mead·ow, a. Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow; produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. “Fat meadow ground.”
 Note: ☞ For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see the particular word in the Vocabulary.
 Meadow beauty. Bot. Same as Deergrass.
 Meadow foxtail Bot., a valuable pasture grass (Alopecurus pratensis) resembling timothy, but with softer spikes.
 Meadow hay, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.]
 Meadow hen. Zool. (a) The American bittern. See Stake-driver. (b) The American coot (Fulica). (c) The clapper rail.
 Meadow mouse Zool., any mouse of the genus Arvicola, as the common American species Arvicola riparia; -- called also field mouse, and field vole.
 Meadow mussel Zool., an American ribbed mussel (Modiola plicatula), very abundant in salt marshes.
 Meadow ore Min., bog-iron ore , a kind of limonite.
 Meadow parsnip. Bot. See under Parsnip.
 Meadow pink. Bot. See under Pink.
 Meadow pipit Zool., a small singing bird of the genus Anthus, as Anthus pratensis, of Europe.
 Meadow rue Bot., a delicate early plant, of the genus Thalictrum, having compound leaves and numerous white flowers. There are many species.
 Meadow saffron. Bot. See under Saffron.
 Meadow sage. Bot. See under Sage.
 Meadow saxifrage Bot., an umbelliferous plant of Europe (Silaus pratensis), somewhat resembling fennel.
 Meadow snipe Zool., the common or jack snipe.

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 Peep n.
 1. The cry of a young chicken; a chirp.
 2. First outlook or appearance.
    Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn.   --Gray.
 3. A sly look; a look as through a crevice, or from a place of concealment.
    To take t' other peep at the stars.   --Swift.
 4. Zool. (a) Any small sandpiper, as the least sandpiper (Trigna minutilla). (b) The European meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).
 Peep show, a small show, or object exhibited, which is viewed through an orifice or a magnifying glass.
 Peep-o'-day boys, the Irish insurgents of 1784; -- so called from their visiting the house of the loyal Irish at day break in search of arms. [Cant]

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 Pip·it n.  Zool. Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to Anthus and allied genera, of the family Motacillidæ. They strongly resemble the true larks in habits, colors, and the great length of the hind claw. They are, therefore, often called titlarks, and pipit larks.
 Note: ☞ The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis); the tree pipit, or tree lark (Anthus trivialis); and the rock pipit, or sea lark (Anthus obscurus) are well-known European species.  The common American pipit, or brown lark, is Anthus Pensilvanicus. The Western species (Anthus Spraguei) is called the American skylark, on account of its musical powers.

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 Tit·lark n.  Zool. Any one of numerous small spring birds belonging to Anthus, Corydalla, and allied genera, which resemble the true larks in color and in having a very long hind claw; especially, the European meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).

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 Anthus pratensis
      n : a common pipit that is brown above and white below; widely
          distributed in northern and central Europe and in Asia
          [syn: meadow pipit]