skylarkers

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plural of skylarker
as in larkers

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  1. monkeys
  2. urchins
  3. rascals
Noun
  • For example, travelers can explore Arenal Volcano, hike through the cloud forests of Monteverde, or spot wildlife like monkeys, sloths, and iguanas at Manuel Antonio National Park.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
  • The 2,000 year old pet cemetery in the ancient port city of Berenice, Egypt includes cats, dogs and even monkeys who were buried with their collars and necklaces, draped in textiles and pieces of pottery and otherwise treated as treasured pets.
    — Felicia Feaster, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Definition of monkeys
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  • Freed from predation, purple urchins razed vast swaths of kelp unchecked.
    — Tatjana Baleta, Time, 28 May 2026
  • Cala Gaetano is the most breathtaking of all, both in awe and anxiety, where slippery steps without any barriers bring you to a secluded cove speckled with urchins.
    — Kristina Kasparian, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 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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