gregarious

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species“gregarious bird species”
  2. instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others“he is a gregarious person who avoids solitude”
  3. (of plants) growing in groups that are close together
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

No birds of prey are gregarious. --Ray.

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