under-covertn.
/ˈʌndəˌkʌvət/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌkəvərt/ 1. A covert of undergrowth.
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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [noun] > brushwood, scrub, or underwood > kind or instance of
underwood1541
under-coverta1807
a1807 W. Wordsworth Prelude (1959) iii. 94 A Virgin grove,..[Not] indigent of songs, warbled from crowds In under-coverts.
2. Ornithology. One of the small close feathers on the under-side of the wing or tail.
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the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [noun] > wing or wings > feather(s) on > other types of
wing-covert1815
under-covert1817
contour feather1867
tectrix1874
marginal1887
predigital1887
the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [noun] > tail > feather(s) of > small or covering feathers
tail-coverts1815
under-covert1817
tectrix1874
1817 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. X. i. 259 Tail like the wing-coverts, with its under-coverts white.
1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Wing-covert Feathers..of the lining of the wing are called under-coverts.
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