covey C2+ Topic:Animals US /ˈkʌvi/ UK /ˈkʌvi/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like cubby /v/ vs /b/ Meanings 1 noun a small flock of birds, especially partridge or quail A covey of quail burst from the underbrush at our approach. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a small flock of birds,... flockbroodbevyflightgroup Etymology AI details From Old French 'covee' ('a brood'), from 'cover' ('to sit on, hatch'), from Latin 'cubare' ('to lie down, brood'). covee Old French cubare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Animals Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # covey **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkʌvi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkʌvi/ ## Meanings 1. a small flock of birds, especially partridge or quail ## Examples - A covey of quail burst from the underbrush at our approach. ## Synonyms - flock - brood - bevy - flight - group ## Roots and Affixes - Root: covee - Root: cubare ## Etymology From Old French 'covee' ('a brood'), from 'cover' ('to sit on, hatch'), from Latin 'cubare' ('to lie down, brood'). ## AI Etymology Covey is from Old French 'covee' ('a brood'), from 'cover' ('to sit on, hatch'), from Latin 'cubare' ('to lie down, brood'). Important recorded forms include covee (Old French) and cubare (Latin). The current sense covers a small flock of birds, especially partridge or quail. ## Topics - Animals - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown