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hejno — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bevy noun A group of birds, especially quail, gathered together.
  • covey noun A brood or family of partridges (family Phasianidae), which includes game birds such as grouse (tribe Tetraonini) and ptarmigans (tribe Tetraonini, genus Lagopus).
  • flight noun A journey made by an aircraft, especially a scheduled trip between two places.
  • flock noun A group of birds, sheep, or other animals gathered or travelling together.
  • murder noun The crime of deliberately killing another person.
  • school noun An institution where people, especially children, go to be taught.
  • swarm noun A large group of insects, especially bees, moving or migrating together.

Senses

hejno is used for these senses in English:

  • bevy (collective) A small group of persons, especially of girls and women.
  • covey A group of other birds, such as quail (superfamily Phasianoidea).
  • flight (collective) A collective term for doves or swallows.
  • flock A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.
  • murder (countable, collective) A group of crows; the collective noun for crows.
  • school (collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.
  • swarm A mass of people, animals or things in motion or turmoil.

bevy — full definition

  1. noun A group of birds, especially quail, gathered together.
  2. noun A large group of people or things, especially an impressive gathering.

covey — full definition

  1. noun A brood or family of partridges (family Phasianidae), which includes game birds such as grouse (tribe Tetraonini) and ptarmigans (tribe Tetraonini, genus Lagopus).
  2. noun A group of other birds, such as quail (superfamily Phasianoidea).
  3. noun A group or party of people; also, a group or set of things.

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