skylarkers

noun

plural of skylarker
as in larkers

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  1. monkeys
  2. urchins
  3. rascals
Noun
  • Another example is how birds frequently follow monkeys through forests to feed on insects disturbed by their movements.
    — Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Turner-Smith also shared videos of monkeys on the island, as well as the sights and hotel amenities.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of monkeys
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  • Fossil hunters will have fun here when the tide is out and sea sponges and urchins are visible.
    — Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026
  • Freed from predation, purple urchins razed vast swaths of kelp unchecked.
    — Tatjana Baleta, Time, 28 May 2026
Definition of urchins
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  • Of all the former rascals, Symoné has enjoyed the longest and most successful career in entertainment.
    — Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In the years since 2004’s Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Penn’s carved out a niche embodying big-talking, attention-grabbing rascals who say inappropriate things, then shrug their way through the consequences.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of rascals
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