bevy of quail (larks)

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• bevy — bev|y [ bevi ] noun count 1. ) OFTEN HUMOROUS a group of people or things of the same kind: bevy of: a bevy of young women 2. ) a group of some types of bird: a bevy of quail/larks …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• bevy — /bev ee/, n., pl. bevies. 1. a group of birds, as larks or quail, or animals, as roebuck, in close association. 2. a large group or collection: a bevy of boisterous sailors. [1400 50; late ME bevey, of obscure orig.] Syn. 1. covey, flight; brood …   Universalium

• bevy — bev•y [[t]ˈbɛv i[/t]] n. pl. bev•ies. 1) zool. a group of birds, as larks or quail, or animals, as roebuck, in close association 2) a large group or collection: a bevy of sailors[/ex] • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME bevey, of obscure orig …   From formal English to slang

• List of collective nouns for birds — The standard collective noun for a group of birds of any type is a flock.[1] For a number of individual birds, there exist collective nouns particular to the type of bird. Many of these collective nouns are fanciful and not in common use in… …   Wikipedia

• proper terms — This is the technical name for terms denoting groups of animals and birds, such as flight (of swallows) and pride (of lions), and occasionally people. Some, such as herd, have more general application (e.g. to cows, sheep, and elephants), while… …   Modern English usage

• bev|y — «BEHV ee», noun, plural bev|ies. 1. any small group: »the whole bevy of renegades (Macaulay). 2. a) a small group of women or girls: »a bevy of pretty girls. b) a flock of birds: »a bevy of larks or quail …   Useful english dictionary

• bird — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Any warm blooded vertebrate with feathers and wings] Syn. fowl, feathered creature, Avis (Latin), songbird, passerine bird, oscine bird, bird of prey, raptor, shorebird, seabird, wader, wading bird, waterfowl, ratite,… …   English dictionary for students