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单词 covey
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cov•ey  (kuvē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -eys. 
  1. Birdsa brood or small flock of partridges or similar birds.
  2. a group, set, or company.
  • Latin cubāre to lie down; compare couvade, concubine
  • Anglo-French, Old French, noun, nominal use of feminine of past participle of cover to hatch
  • Middle English, variant of covee 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
covey /ˈkʌvɪ/ n
  1. a small flock of grouse or partridge
  2. a small group, as of people
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French covee, from cover to sit on, hatch; see couvade
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