poikue — meaning in English

English meaning

• brood noun A group of young animals, especially birds, hatched or raised together.
• covey noun A small flock of partridges or similar game birds.
• litter noun Rubbish or trash left lying around in a public place.

Senses

poikue is used for these senses in English:

• covey A brood or family of partridges (family Phasianidae), which includes game birds such as grouse (tribe Tetraonini) and ptarmigans (tribe Tetraonini, genus Lagopus).
• litter (countable) The whole group of live young born at the same time, typically in reference to mammals or (figurative, pejorative) unpleasant people or objects. [1486]

brood — full definition

1. noun A group of young animals, especially birds, hatched or raised together.
2. noun Informal term for the children of one family.
3. verb Of a bird, to sit on eggs to keep them warm until they hatch.
4. verb To dwell unhappily on one's thoughts, often alone.

covey — full definition

1. noun A small flock of partridges or similar game birds.
2. noun A group of birds, such as quail.
3. noun A small group of people, or a set of things.

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