stormo — 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.
- skein noun A quantity of thread, yarn, etc., wound on a reel then removed and loosely knotted into an oblong shape; a skein of cotton is formed by eighty turns of thread around a reel with a fifty-four inch diameter.
Senses
stormo 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.
- skein (zoology, UK, dialect, collective) A group of wild fowl (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight.
bevy — full definition
- noun A group of birds, especially quail, gathered together.
- noun A large group of people or things, especially an impressive gathering.
covey — full definition
- noun A brood or family of partridges (family Phasianidae), which includes game birds such as grouse (tribe Tetraonini) and ptarmigans (tribe Tetraonini, genus Lagopus).
- noun A group of other birds, such as quail (superfamily Phasianoidea).
- noun A group or party of people; also, a group or set of things.