/bev"ee/ , n. , pl. bevies .
1. a group of birds, as larks or quail, or animals, as roebuck, in close association.
2. a large group or collection: a bevy of boisterous sailors.
[ 1400-50; late ME bevey, of obscure orig. ]
Syn. 1. covey, flight; brood. 2. assembly, company.