noun

bevy

BEV-ee/ˈbevi/

A group gathered together, especially a flock of birds.

A bevy of quail gathers closely, forming one cohesive flock.

A large, closely gathered bevy of quail, with many distinct birds visibly forming one cohesive group.

Etymology

From Anglo-French bevée, the word was first used in English for companies of quails and ladies, then more generally for a group or collection. Its deeper origin is unknown.

In context

SiliconANGLE theCUBE8:59

we have a whole bevy of different backup solutions whether that's deduplication using combo or you know traditional tape-based backup using quantum so we have that as well in solution

Alex Rodriguez, Expedient | Dell Storage Forum 2012

More examples

A bevy of reporters waits outside the courthouse.
The announcement raises a bevy of questions.
She arrives with a bevy of enthusiastic volunteers.

Forms

bevy · bevies

Similar words

flock: Most commonly groups birds, sheep, or people moving together.
crowd: Usually a large gathering of people.