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.

	

	gregarious
     adj 1: tending to form a group with others of the same kind;
            "gregarious bird species"; "man is a gregarious
            animal" [ant: ungregarious]
     2: seeking and enjoying the company of others; "a gregarious
        person who avoids solitude"

	

	49 Moby Thesaurus words for "gregarious":
   affable, all jaw, amiable, candid, chatty, civil, clubbable,
   clubbish, clubby, communicative, companionable, companionate,
   compatible, congenial, conversational, courteous, effusive,
   expansive, fit for society, flip, fluent, fond of society, frank,
   friendly, gabby, garrulous, gassy, genial, glib, gossipy, gushy,
   hospitable, long-winded, loquacious, multiloquent, multiloquious,
   newsy, overtalkative, prolix, smooth, sociable, social,
   social-minded, talkative, talky, urbane, verbose, voluble, windy

	

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