tail covert

tail co·vert

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [teyl adjective koh-vert, kuhv-ert]
- /teɪl adjective ˈkoʊ vərt, ˈkʌv ərt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [teyl adjective koh-vert, kuhv-ert]
- /teɪl adjective ˈkoʊ vərt, ˈkʌv ərt/

Definitions of tail covert words

noun tail covert any of the feathers concealing the bases of a bird's tail feathers. 1
noun tail covert any of the covert feathers of a bird covering the bases of the tail feathers 0
noun tail covert any of the small feathers covering the basal parts of the large tail feathers of a bird 0

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Origin of tail covert

First appearance:

before 1805

One of the 41% newest English words

First recorded in 1805-15

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Parts of speech for Tail covert

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tail covert popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tail covert usage trend in Literature

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