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- Dictionaryherd/hərd/
noun
- 1. a large group of animals, especially hoofed mammals, that live, feed, or migrate together or are kept together as livestock: "a herd of elephants" Similar
verb
- 1. (with reference to a group of people or animals) move in a particular direction: "we all herded into a storage room" Similar
- 2. keep or look after (livestock): "Hunter and Tripp herded sheep" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of HERD is a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control. How to use herd in a sentence.
HERD definition: 1. a large group of animals of the same type that live and feed together: 2. a large group of…. Learn more.
Herd definition: a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock. See examples of HERD used in a sentence.
A herd usually refers to a group of animals with hooves, like cows or sheep (meat-eating animals like wolves cruise around in packs). On a farm, sheepdogs are in charge of herding the herd of sheep. Herds of buffalo roam the plains.
A herd is a large group of animals of one kind that live together. ...large herds of elephant and buffalo. [ + of] ...dairy herds. Synonyms: flock, crowd, collection, mass More Synonyms of herd. 2. singular noun.
Definition of herd noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. a. A group of cattle or other large herbivorous mammals of a single kind kept together for a specific purpose. b. A number of wild animals of one species, especially large herbivorous mammals, that remain together as a group: a herd of elephants. 2. a. A large number of people; a crowd: a herd of stranded passengers. b.