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grex — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • flock noun A group of birds, sheep, or other animals gathered or travelling together.
  • group noun A number of people or things considered together because of some shared connection.
  • herd noun A large group of animals of one kind that live, feed, or move together.
  • school noun An institution where people, especially children, go to be taught.

Senses

grex is used for these senses in English:

  • flock A large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used of sheep, but (dated) also used for goats, farmed animals, and a wide variety of animals.
  • herd A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper. [from 11th c.]
  • herd Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company. [from 13th c.]
  • school (collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

flock — full definition

  1. noun A group of birds, sheep, or other animals gathered or travelling together.
  2. noun A large crowd of people, especially the members of a particular church or congregation.
  3. verb To gather or travel together in large numbers.

group — full definition

  1. noun A number of people or things considered together because of some shared connection.
  2. noun A band of musicians who perform together.
  3. noun A commercial organization made up of several companies under one owner.
  4. verb To put people or things together so they form a set.

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