Definition for tail covert - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	tail covert (tail cov¦ert) noun (in a bird’s tail) each of the smaller feathers covering the bases of the main feathers.		More words in this category adipose fin Cetacea eyestalk foal gemmiparous jackass kleptoparasite labyrinth lore 2 nauplius nominate Osteichthyes pelage polychaete predation pupate sac syndactyly web-footed zoological Nearby Words Taig taiga taiko taikonaut tail ¹ tail ² tail bone tail boom tail comb tail covert tail end tail feather tail fin tail gas tail light tail male tail race tail rhyme tail rotor