herds

noun

a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things

a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra

a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

verb

keep, move, or drive animals

move together, like a herd

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

Roots

heordherd- · Old English · herd, flock

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Where does herds come from?

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