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COVEY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small flock of grouse or partridge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("covey" is a kind of...):
flock (a group of birds)
Meronyms (members of "covey"):
grouse (popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet)
partridge (small Old World gallinaceous game birds)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small collection of people
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("covey" is a kind of...):
assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)
