- large herd
- n. 大群
English-Japanese new dictionary. 2007.
large herd
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herd — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 group of animals ADJECTIVE ▪ great, huge, large, vast ▪ small ▪ entire, whole ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Herd behavior — Herd behaviour describes how individuals in a group can act together without planned direction. The term pertains to the behaviour of animals in herds, flocks, and schools, and to human conduct during activities such as stock market bubbles and… … Wikipedia
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herd — herd1 [hʉrd] n. [ME < OE heord, akin to Ger herde < IE base * kerdho , a row, group > Sans s̍árdha, a herd, troop] 1. a number of cattle, sheep, or other animals feeding, living, or being driven together 2. a) any large group suggestive… … English World dictionary
herd — ► NOUN 1) a large group of animals, especially hoofed mammals, that live or are kept together. 2) derogatory a large group or class of people. ► VERB 1) move in a large group. 2) keep or look after (livestock). DERIVATIVES herder noun … English terms dictionary
herd — [n] large group assemblage, bevy, brood, clan, collection, covey, crowd, crush, drift, drove, flight, flock, gaggle, gathering, hoi polloi*, horde, lot, mass, mob, multitude, nest, pack, people, populace, press, rabble, school, swarm, throng;… … New thesaurus
herd immunity — hərd n a reduction in the probability of infection that is held to apply to susceptible members of a population in which a significant proportion of the individuals are immune because the chance of coming in contact with an infected individual is … Medical dictionary
Herd — Covey redirects here. For other uses, see Covey (disambiguation). For other uses, see Herd (disambiguation). Boy herding a flock of sheep, India; a classic example of the domestic herding of animals … Wikipedia
herd — I [[t]hɜrd[/t]] n. 1) a number of animals feeding, traveling, or kept together; drove; flock: a herd of zebras; a herd of sheep; a herd of cattle[/ex] 2) sts off a large group of people; crowd; mob: a herd of autograph seekers[/ex] 3) a large… … From formal English to slang
herd — herd1 /herrd/, n. 1. a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock: a herd of cattle; a herd of sheep; a herd of zebras. 2. Sometimes Disparaging. a large group of people: The star was mobbed by a herd of autograph… … Universalium
