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wing covert
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noun Ornithology.
any of the feathers concealing the bases of a bird's wing feathers.
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Origin of wing covert
First recorded in 1805–15
Words nearby wing covert
wing bow, wing case, wing chair, wing collar, wing commander, wing covert, wing dam, wing-ding, winge, winged, winged bean
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British Dictionary definitions for wing covert
wing covert
noun
any of the covert feathers of the wing of a bird, occurring in distinct rows
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