covey

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(kŭv'ē) pronunciation
n., pl., -eys.
  1. A family or small flock of birds, especially partridge or quail. See synonyms at flock1.
  2. A small group, as of persons.

[Middle English, from Old French covee, brood, from feminine past participle of cover, to incubate, from Latin cubāre, to lie down.]


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IN BRIEF: A group of quails or partridges.

pronunciation The dog roused the covey of quail while searching for the ball in the bushes.

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  • Animal Groups - covey: group of partridges, pheasants, or quail on the ground


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - agerhøneflok, lille flok mennesker, lille samling af ting

Nederlands (Dutch)
vlucht (patrijzen), groepje

Français (French)
n. - volée de perdrix, (fig) groupe

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schar

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σμήνος, κοπάδι, (μτφ.) παρέα

Italiano (Italian)
stormo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ninhada (f), pequeno grupo (m) de pessoas (fig.)

Русский (Russian)
выводок, стайка

Español (Spanish)
n. - nidada, grupo, bandada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kull, flock, hop

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
群, 一队, 一群

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 群, 一隊, 一群

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 한 배의 병아리, 무리, 가족

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 親子連れの鳥の一群, 一団

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سرب من الطيور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮להקת-ציפורים‬


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