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Adjective
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(of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species
“gregarious bird species”
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(of plants) growing in groups that are close together
Adjective
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instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
“he is a gregarious person who avoids solitude”
Usage examples
- These gregarious birds eat large insects and fruit.
- It is gregarious when not breeding, and may then form large flocks.
- Gray's beaked whale is very gregarious.
- Aposematism could also be favoured in dense populations even if these are not gregarious.
- Less gregarious than its relatives, it is usually seen alone or in pairs.
- It is gregarious outside the breeding season.
- This species is much less gregarious than most geese, usually occurring in family groups.
- "Ciconia" storks are gregarious and colonial breeders, and pairs stay together for life.
- The long-tailed duck is gregarious, forming large flocks in winter and during migration.
- They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short, thick, but pointed bills.