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Definition of Gregarious

Gregarious
Gregarious Gre*ga"ri*ous, a. [L. gregarius, fr. grex, gregis, herd; cf. Gr. ? to assemble, Skr. jar to approach. Cf. Congregate, Egregious.] Habitually living or moving in flocks or herds; tending to flock or herd together; not habitually solitary or living alone. --Burke. No birds of prey are gregarious. --Ray.

Meaning of Gregarious from wikipedia

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- become more abundant and change their behaviour and habits, becoming gregarious. No taxonomic distinction is made between locust and gr****hopper species;...
- The gregarious short-tailed rat (Brachyuromys ramirohitra) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found only in Madagascar. Its natural...
- The sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius), referred to as the sociable plover in the UK, is a wader in the plover family. It is a fully migratory bird...
- Clytia gregaria, sometimes referred to as the gregarious jellyfish, is a small species of hydrozoan in the family Campanulariidae. It is one of the most...
- Flowering synchrony is the amount of overlap between flowering periods of plants in their mating season compared to what would be expected to occur randomly...
- from a solitary, shorter-winged, highly fecund, non-migratory form to a gregarious, long-winged, and migratory phase in which they may travel long distances...
- The roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is a resident breeder in both...
- Cameraria cincinnatiella (gregarious oak leafminer moth) is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Ontario and Quebec in Canada, and the...
- The gregarious slender salamander (Batrachoseps gregarius) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. Its natural habitats are California...