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Definition of herd – Learner’s Dictionary. herd. noun [ C ] uk / hɜːd / us. Add to word list. a large group of animals such as cows that live and eat together: a herd of cattle / deer. herd. verb [ T ] uk / hɜːd / us. If people or animals are herded somewhere, they are moved there in a group:
A herd is a social group of certain animals of the same species, either wild or domestic. The form of collective animal behavior associated with this is called herding. These animals are known as gregarious animals. The term herd is generally applied to mammals, and most particularly to the grazing ungulates that
2 days ago · 1. countable noun. A herd is a large group of animals of one kind that live together. Chobe is also renowned for its large herds of elephant and buffalo. 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.
Definitions of herd. noun. a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans. see more. noun. a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra. see more. noun. a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things.
[count] : a group of animals that live or are kept together. herds of cattle/horses/elephants. The herd grazed peacefully in the pasture. 2. a [count] : a large group of people. A herd of shoppers waited anxiously for the store to open. b the herd : common people : people as a group. the common herd.
herd noun 1. Factsheet. Etymology. Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Meaning & use. 1.a. Old English–. A company of domestic animals of one kind, kept together under the charge of one or more persons. (The notion of a keeper is now little present, and the sense is scarcely distinct from sense 2 .) OE.
