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a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom" move together, like a herd a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra ruck: a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd" keep, move, or drive animals; "Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?"
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A herd is a large group of animals. The term is usually applied to mammals, particularly ungulates. Other terms are used for similar phenomena in other types of animal. For example, a large group of birds is usually called as flock and a large group of carnivores is usually called a pack. In addition, special terms may be used for particular taxa: for example a flock of geese is sometimes called a gaggle. ...
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Resistance of a population to spread of an infectious organism due to the immunity of a high proportion of the population.
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A large group of grazing animals who occupy the same habitat. Mustangs form herds occasionally, usually when under pressure because of weather or when forced to by crowded conditions. Mustangs are not territorial, but nomadic, and are generally found in family units known as bands. Migratory animals, such as elk, form large herds only when moving from mountains to valleys in the fall.
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flock or large group of animals, as in: The younger elephants stayed in the center of the herd for protection.
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