English Dictionary

covey

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkʌvi/

名詞

A group of 8–12 (or more) quail. / A brood of partridges, grouse, etc. / A party or group (of persons or things).

日本語の意味

ウズラの群れ（通常8〜12羽以上の小鳥の集団） / ヤマドリやグラウスなどの鳥の群れ / 人や物の集団、パーティー

A covey of quail darted across the sunlit path beneath the hedgerow.

生け垣の下の日当たりの良い小道をウズラの群れが素早く横切った。

意味（1）

A group of 8–12 (or more) quail.

Like when you quail huntinʼ and itʼs getting dark and you can hear the boss bird whistlinʼ tryinʼ to get the covey together again.

意味（2）

A brood of partridges, grouse, etc.

laid for by the fowler, together with their covey of young birds

意味（3）

A party or group (of persons or things).

The store is on a corner about which coveys of ragged-plumed, hilarious children play and become candidates for the cough drops and soothing syrups that wait for them inside.

covies （ plural ）

coveys （ plural ）