herd
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- noun
- /hɜrd/
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rebaño (ganado)
- The mother was in the middle of the herd before they knew she was there.
- a herd of cattle
- a herd of cows
- livestock herds
You know, cows from these strong matriarchal herds, chickens have these flocks.
- You know, cows from these strong matriarchal herds, chickens have these flocks.
- And off in the distance you see a herd of cows.
- It's it's your duty to lead the herd back once it's gone astray.
- But Scott wanted to develop the herd and therefore he wanted to buy more bison.
- So that you could be writing a story about, you know, a goat's herd in Ethiopia.
- He just and when you see his arm coming, it looks like a herd of bison coming at you.
- It had everything, a great environment, a rich land, herds of cattle seemed to have everything.
- Like we want to protect the herd.
Examples
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Your roar stops a herd of wildebeests.
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And off in the distance you see a herd of cows.
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You fly in low over a herd of water buffalo.
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But Scott wanted to develop the herd and therefore he wanted to buy more bison.
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Separated from the herd, the gazelle senses danger.
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Now, Doc Pol is eager to vaccinate the rest of the herd.
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For example, the Porcupine caribou herd uses only part of the coastal plain for its calving.
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Huge herds of kudu - greater kudu and lesser kudu.
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In the early morning, we spotted a herd of deer grazing in the meadow.
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The rancher counted the herd of sheep as they moved across the pasture.
Synonyms
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Many people or things are close together in one place
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Large farm animals like cows and bulls that farmers keep for milk, meat, or work
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A group of animals or people who act together
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A group of animals like birds or sheep that move together
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A large moving group of people or animals that seems hard to control and overwhelming
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A large group of insects or people moving together without control
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A large group of animals or people moving together
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A large group of animals, birds or people gathered together
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A group of people or animals that move together in an orderly way
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A number of animals seen together as one unit, like a herd
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Etymology
Herd comes from an old English word heord meaning 'flock' or 'group of animals'. That's why herd names a large group of animals that stay or move together.