Collective noun

covey

Also spelled Couy (1486)

What do you call a group of birds, grouse, partridges or 1 other?

a covey of birds · a covey of grouse · a covey of partridges · …

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Categories
Animals
Subcategories
Birds
Type
Specific
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Definition

  1. A brood or family of partridges (family ), which includes game birds such as grouse (tribe ) and ptarmigans (tribe Tetraonini, genus ). A group of other birds.
  2. A brood or family of partridges (family ), which includes game birds such as grouse (tribe ) and ptarmigans (tribe Tetraonini, genus ).

Other senses of the word: covey on Wiktionary

Usage as a collective noun

Related words

Other groups of grouse

Other groups of partridges