wing covert

noun Ornithology.

any of the feathers concealing the bases of a bird's wing feathers.

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 flat, wing formula, wing it, wing loading

British Dictionary definitions for wing covert

wing covert

noun

any of the covert feathers of the wing of a bird, occurring in distinct rows