coveys

n.

一小群鹧鸪( covey的名词复数 )；

1. My clumsiness flushed a covey of doves from their nest.
   我笨拙的动作惊飞了一群窝里的鸽子。
2. The early silence was broken only by the calls of a covey of quail crossing the lawn.
   只有草坪上飘来的几声鹌鹑的啼鸣打破清晨的寂静。
3. Outside the brush house in the tuna clump, a covey of little birds chattered and flurried with their wings.
   在茅屋外面的霸王树丛中，一群小鸟一面嘁嘁喳喳地叫着，一面拍打着翅膀。

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