large flock
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflargeandflock
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large
adjective
uk/lɑːdʒ/us/lɑːrdʒ/
big in size ...
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flock
noun
uk/flɒk/us/flɑːk/
a group of sheep, goats, ...
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(Definition oflargeandflockfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The latter group were called prinzipales, and were mainlylargeflock-owners.
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It is also home to alargeflockof migratory birds.
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Shepherds would normally work in groups either looking after onelargeflock, or each bringing their own and merging their responsibilities.
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The nature reserve is home to alargeflockof non-breeding swans, with up to 100 in residence at any time.
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During winter, they often congregate in large flocks in estuaries, wetlands and in farmlands.
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Therefore, in pastoral countries where sheep are farmed in large flocks, routine preliminary diagnosis facilitating selective chemotherapy may become commercially viable.
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To maintain alargeflock, however, the sheep must be able to move from pasture to pasture; this required the development of an occupation separate from that of the farmer.
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I take up the point about waste from large flocks kept in intensive conditions.
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They often have large flocks of breeding ewes on unfenced fell land, with unfenced roads across it.
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Large flocks of starlings were seen on one of the farms a few days before disease was confirmed.
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That is, unfortunately, no doubt the case in many localities, though in many other places there are large flocks still to be seen.
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In such conditions farms have to be large in area and to carry relatively large flocks in order to be economic.
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All the species of white-eyes are sociable, forming large flocks which only separate on the approach of the breeding season.
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They may form large flocks in fruiting trees, and travel some distances in order to forage.
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Traps can vary in their design to capture individual birds or large flocks and are adapted according to the habitat and behaviour of the birds.
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It is highly gregarious, forming large flocks when not breeding, and is largely resident apart from local movements.
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