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large flock

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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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The latter group were called prinzipales, and were mainly largeflock-owners.
It is also home to a largeflock of migratory birds.
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Shepherds would normally work in groups either looking after one largeflock, or each bringing their own and merging their responsibilities.
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The nature reserve is home to a largeflock of 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.
Therefore, in pastoral countries where sheep are farmed in large flocks, routine preliminary diagnosis facilitating selective chemotherapy may become commercially viable.
To maintain a largeflock, 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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