Pronunciation (UK) IPA (key): /hɜːd/ (US) IPA (key): /hɝd/ Audio (US)(file) Homophone: heard Noun Singular herd Plural herds (countable) A herd is a large group of animals of the same kind, a group of elephants, cattle, etc.Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.Remove ads