| 词汇 | covey |
| 释义 | covey noun[ C ] uk /ˈkʌv.i/ us /ˈkʌv.i/ a group of birds: （鸟的）一窝，一小群 a covey of partridge/quail一窝山鹑/鹌鹑 a small group of people or things: （人的）一群，一伙 A covey of reporters descended on him.一群记者突然采访了他。 Birds - general words avian bird bird of passage bird of prey birdie birdlike dicky bird feathered feathered friendidiom fledgling flighted flightless fowl nestling outfly seabird songbird waterfowl You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Animal groupings Groups of people Examples of coveycovey An average covey consists of eight birds, just parents and their offspring, and coveys bigger than 25 birds have been reported. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The call consists of runs of soft whistle for rallying the scattered covey. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The covey quickly reunites by the constant call of the members to one another. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A group of quail is often referred to as a covey. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A search immediately began; and a covey of escorts flushed out the enemy submersible and sank her in a determined attack. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A target is to establish a covey of grey partridge on the farm. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Chicks join their parents in foraging and will soon join the chicks of other members of the covey. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Pointing dogs excel on covey type birds such as bobwhite, quail, and grouse as these birds will hold in position well, allowing the hunter to approach and get into position. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There were instances when the railway line was deliberately put into a tunnel quite unnecessarily in order to avoid disturbing game coveys. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There had been 12 coveys of partridges in the field and there was not one left. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The winter home ranges of scaled quail coveys varied from 24 to 84 acres (9.633.6 ha). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Loafing cover: scaled quail coveys occupy loafing or resting cover after early morning feeding periods. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They are found in small coveys and are often detected only suddenly, when they burst out into flight en masse from under vegetation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The home ranges of separate coveys overlap only slightly or not at all. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They move in small coveys on hillsides and are distinguished by their red bills and legs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of covey These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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