flerd
Pronunciations (2)
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/flɜːd/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/flɝd/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Noun
A mixed group of ruminants, such as sheep and cattle.
- Examples
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More examples (2)
Dean M. Anderson, research animal scientist with USDA's Agricultural Research Service in Las Cruces, New Mexico, is bonding sheep to cattle into a cohesive unit termed a "flerd."
Flerds can help reduced coyote predation of small ruminants because cows will instinctively intimidate approaching canines. […] Even though dietary differences among flocks, herds and flerds remain similar on arid landscapes with abundant standing crop, animal distribution does differ.
Sheep and goats often co-graze with other animals, such as cows or horses. This grouping of species is sometimes called a flerd.
Word forms
flerds