What is the meaning of bevy?

noun

  • A large gathering of people of a particular type.
    • usage: "he was surrounded by a bevy of beauties in bathing attire"; "a bevy of young beach boys swarmed around him"
  • A flock of birds (especially when gathered close together on the ground. )
    • usage: "we were visited at breakfast by a bevy of excited ducks"
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