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| has gloss | (noun) a group of birds flock |
| has gloss | eng: A flock is a group of birds conducting flocking behavior in flight, or while foraging. The term is akin to the herd amongst mammals. The benefits of aggregating in flocks are varied and flocks will form explicitly for specific purposes. Flocking also has costs, particularly to socially subordinate birds, which are bullied by more dominant birds; birds may also sacrifice feeding efficiency in a flock in order to gain other benefits. The principal benefits are safety in numbers and increased foraging efficiency. Defense against predators is particularly important in closed habitats such as forests where predation is often by ambush and early warning provided by multiple eyes is important, this has led to the development of many mixed-species feeding flocks. These multi-species flocks are usually composed of small numbers of many species, increasing the benefits of numbers but reducing potential competition for resources. |
| lexicalization | eng: flock |
| subclass of | (noun) a group of animals animal group |
| has subclass | (noun) a flock of birds (especially when gathered close together on the ground); "we were visited at breakfast by a bevy of excited ducks" bevy |
| has subclass | (noun) a flock of coots covert |
| has subclass | (noun) a small flock of grouse or partridge covey |
| has subclass | (noun) a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead) exaltation |
| has subclass | (noun) a flock of geese gaggle |
| has subclass | (noun) a flock of snipe wisp |
| has subclass | (noun) a flock of flying birds flight |
| Meaning | |
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| Asturian | |
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| lexicalization | ast: bandada |
| lexicalization | ast: báramu |
| Breton | |
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| lexicalization | bre: nijadenn |
| Bulgarian | |
| has gloss | bul: Ято е група птици от един и същ биологичен вид, по изключение и повече от един вид, които се придвижват заедно и се хранят заедно. |
| lexicalization | bul: Ято |
| Catalan | |
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| lexicalization | cat: estol |
| Czech | |
| lexicalization | ces: hejno |
| lexicalization | ces: houf |
| German | |
| lexicalization | deu: Schwarm |
| Esperanto | |
| lexicalization | epo: aro1 |
| Armenian | |
| lexicalization | hye: խումբ |
| Italian | |
| has gloss | ita: Il termime stormo, equivalente a branco per i mammiferi, si riferisce ad un gruppo di uccelli che si riuniscono assieme durante il volo o mentre si nutrono. |
| lexicalization | ita: stormo |
| Russian | |
| lexicalization | rus: стая |
| Slovak | |
| lexicalization | slk: kŕdeľ |
| Castilian | |
| has gloss | spa: Una bandada o parvada es un grupo de aves que actúan de modo homogéneo mientras vuelan o se alimentan. Este término es similar al concepto de manada entre los mamíferos. |
| lexicalization | spa: bandada |
| Turkish | |
| lexicalization | tur: sürü |
| Ukrainian | |
| lexicalization | ukr: зграя |
| Links | |
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| has member | (noun) warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings bird |
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| similar | e/Flock (birds) |
| Media | |
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| media:img | Auklet flock Shumagins 1986.jpg |
| media:img | Blackbird-sunset-03.jpg |
| media:img | Chen caerulescens 32956.JPG |
| media:img | Flock of Seagulls (eschipul).jpg |
| media:img | Grus grus flocks.jpg |
| media:img | Red-billed quelea flocking at waterhole.jpg |
| media | Flock of birds at Rome.ogg |
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