Reference meaning
covert
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a flock of coots
Other meanings
2. noun
a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
3. adjective
secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
4. adjective
(of a wife) being under the protection of her husband
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