covert
noun [C] /ˈkʌv.ət/
/-ɚt/ Definition
› a group of bushes and small trees growing close together in which animals can hide, especially from people or other animals hunting themSafe and enclosed spaces
(Definition of covert noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- dry noun
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- fastness noun (SAFE PLACE)
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- hiding place noun
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