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/flɒk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A number of birds of one kind feeding, resting, or travelling together.
"A large flock of seagulls circled above the fishing boats."
- 1
To congregate or mass together in a large group.
"Tourists flock to the historic city center during the summer months."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'flocc', meaning a company, group, or herd of animals, of Germanic origin. It is related to Old Norse 'flokkr' and Old Frisian 'flak', ultimately tracing back to a Proto-Germanic root denoting a gathered assembly.
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troupeau
Transliteration: trou-po
"Un troupeau de moutons traversait la route."
Herde
Transliteration: Her-de
"Eine Herde von Vögeln flog über den See."
gregge
Transliteration: greg-ge
"Il pastore guidava il suo gregge al pascolo."
rebaño
Transliteration: re-ba-ño
"El rebaño de ovejas pastaba tranquilamente."
rebanho
Transliteration: re-ba-nho
"O rebanho de ovelhas estava no campo."
झund
Transliteration: jhund
Script: झुंड
"पक्षियों का एक झुंड आसमान में उड़ रहा था।"
群
Transliteration: qún
"一群鸟从天空中飞过。"
떼
Transliteration: tte
"새들이 떼를 지어 날아갔다."
群れ
Transliteration: mure
"鳥の群れが空を飛んでいます。"
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