covey

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.]

(KUV-ee)

noun
1. A small flock of birds such as partridge or quail.
2. A group or a set.

Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French covee (brood), feminine past participle of cover (to incubate, hatch), from Latin cubare (to lie down). Some other words in this brood that all came from the same Latin root are cubicle, incubate, couvade, and concubine.

Usage
"A black-tailed jackrabbit walks slowly down the wash, ambling tall-eared amid a covey of Gambel's quail, like a cowboy driving his herd." — Steve Howe; The Kingdom of the Cactus; Backpacker (Emmaus, Pennsylvania); Sep 1, 1995.

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IN BRIEF: A group of quails or partridges.

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

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a small collection of people

Meaning #2: a small flock of grouse or partridge

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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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