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herd behaviour

herd behaviour noun: the tendency of a group of individuals (a herd) to react coherently without there being any coordination between them. The term may be applied to animals, or to human phenomena such as stock market bubbles and behaviour in political demonstrations.

Noun

herd behaviour (countable and uncountable, plural herd behaviours)

  1. the tendency of a group of individuals (a herd) to react coherently without there being any coordination between them. The term may be applied to animals, or to human phenomena such as stock market bubbles and behaviour in political demonstrations.

Forms of herd behaviour

pluralherd behaviours

Questions about herd behaviour

What does herd behaviour mean?
Herd behaviour means the tendency of a group of individuals (a herd) to react coherently without there being any coordination between them. The term may be applied to animals, or to human phenomena such as stock market bubbles and behaviour in political demonstrations.
What part of speech is herd behaviour?
Herd behaviour is a noun.
What is the plural of herd behaviour?
The plural of herd behaviour is herd behaviours.

Words near herd behaviour in the dictionary

  1. hercynine
  2. hercynite
  3. hercynites
  4. hercynitic
  5. herd
  6. herd behaviour
  7. herd behaviours
  8. herd boar
  9. herd boars
  10. herd cats
  11. herd immunities

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