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• Herd behavior — Herd behaviour describes how individuals in a group can act together without planned direction. The term pertains to the behaviour of animals in herds, flocks, and schools, and to human conduct during activities such as stock market bubbles and… …   Wikipedia

• Herd immunity — (or community immunity) describes a form of immunity that occurs when the vaccination of a significant portion of a population (or herd) provides a measure of protection for individuals who have not developed immunity.[1] Herd immunity theory… …   Wikipedia

• Herd mentality — describes how people are influenced by their peers to adopt certain behaviors, follow trends, and/or purchase items. Examples of the herd mentality include the early adopters of high technology products such as cell phones and iPods, as well as… …   Wikipedia

• Herd — Herd, v. t. To form or put into a herd. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• herd immunity — hərd n a reduction in the probability of infection that is held to apply to susceptible members of a population in which a significant proportion of the individuals are immune because the chance of coming in contact with an infected individual is …   Medical dictionary

• herd — I [[t]hɜrd[/t]] n. 1) a number of animals feeding, traveling, or kept together; drove; flock: a herd of zebras; a herd of sheep; a herd of cattle[/ex] 2) sts off a large group of people; crowd; mob: a herd of autograph seekers[/ex] 3) a large… …   From formal English to slang

• herd — herd1 [hə:d US hə:rd] n [: Old English; Origin: heord] 1.) a group of animals of one kind that live and feed together →↑flock herd of ▪ a herd of cattle ▪ herds of elephants 2.) the herd people generally, especially when thought of as being …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• herd — I. /hɜd / (say herd) noun 1. a number of animals, especially cattle, kept, feeding, or travelling together; drove; flock. 2. Obsolete a mob (of kangaroos). 3. a large company of people. 4. the herd, the common people; the rabble. –verb (i) 5. to… …  

• Herd (disambiguation) — A herd is a large group of animals. Herd may also refer to:In zoology:* Bachelor herd, gatherings of juvenile male animals who are still sexually immature * Herding, the act of bringing individual animals together into a group * Herding dog, dog… …   Wikipedia

• herd — herd1 /herrd/, n. 1. a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock: a herd of cattle; a herd of sheep; a herd of zebras. 2. Sometimes Disparaging. a large group of people: The star was mobbed by a herd of autograph… …   Universalium

• herd — 1 noun 1 (C) a group of animals of one kind that lives and feeds together (+ of): a herd of cattle (also + plural verb in BrE): A herd of cows were descending into the valley. compare flock 1 (1) 2 the herd people generally, especially when… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English