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deerherd

deerherd noun: a herd of deer.

Noun

deerherd (plural deerherds)

  1. A herd of deer.
    • The fewer deer in a deerherd, the more likely the deer are to be healthy, older and bigger bucks.1992, John E. Phillips, The Science of Deer Hunting, page 141

Forms of deerherd

pluraldeerherds

Origin of deerherd

deer + herd

Questions about deerherd

What does deerherd mean?
Deerherd means a herd of deer.
What part of speech is deerherd?
Deerherd is a noun.
What is the plural of deerherd?
The plural of deerherd is deerherds.

Words near deerherd in the dictionary

  1. deerfoot vanilla leaf
  2. deergrass
  3. deergrasses
  4. deergut
  5. deerhair
  6. deerherd
  7. deerherds
  8. deerhood
  9. deerhorn
  10. deerhorns
  11. deerhound

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