Wiktionary:Word of the day/2023/October 13

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

covey v

  1. (intransitive) To gather into a group. [...]

Today is the eve of the second Saturday of October in 2023, which is the second of the two World Migratory Bird Days in the year. These days were established by the Secretariats of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals to highlight the importance of protecting migratory birds and their habitats.

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