One of the craziest oddities of the English language is that there are so many different collective nouns that all mean "group" but which are specific to what particular thing there is a group of:
a
herd of elephants,
a
crowd of people,
a
box of crayons,
a
pad of paper.
There is great diversity of collective nouns associated with animals, from a sleuth of bears to a murder of crows. The following is a list of the correct terms to describe group. Incredible !!!
Collective Name | | Animal |
herd | of | antelope |
army | of | ants |
colony | of | ants |
swarm | of | ants |
shrewdness | of | apes |
flange | of | baboons |
congress | of | baboons |
tribe | of | baboons |
culture | of | bacteria |
cete | of | badgers |
colony | of | badgers |
sleuth | of | bears |
sloth | of | bears |
pack | of | bears (polar bears) |
colony | of | beavers |
lodge | of | beavers |
flight | of | bees |
grist | of | bees |
hive | of | bees |
swarm | of | bees |
congregation | of | birds |
dissimulation | of | birds |
flight | of | birds |
flock | of | birds |
volery | of | birds |
sedge | of | bitterns |
siege | of | bitterns |
herd | of | boar |
singular | of | boar |
sounder | of | boar |
chain | of | bobolinks |
brace | of | bucks |
clash | of | bucks |
herd | of | buffalo |
rabble | of | butterflies |
swarm | of | butterflies |
wake | of | buzzards |
flock | of | camels |
army | of | caterpillars |
clowder | of | cats |
clutter | of | cats |
glaring | of | cats |
pounce | of | cats |
dout | of | cats (house cats) |
nuisance | of | cats (house cats) |
kendle | of | cats (kittens) |
kindle | of | cats (kittens) |
litter | of | cats (kittens) |
destruction | of | cats (wild cats) |
drove | of | cattle |
herd | of | cattle |
kine | of | cattle |
team | of | cattle |
yoke | of | cattle (two) |
herd | of | chamois |
brood | of | chickens |
flock | of | chickens |
peep | of | chickens |
brood | of | chicks |
chattering | of | chicks |
clutch | of | chicks |
cartload | of | chimpanzees |
herd | of | chinchillas |
bed | of | clams |
quiver | of | cobras |
rag | of | colts |
rake | of | colts |
bury | of | conies |
cover | of | coots |
flight | of | cormorants |
band | of | coyotes |
sedge | of | cranes |
siege | of | cranes |
congregation | of | crocodiles |
float | of | crocodiles |
storytelling | of | crows |
murder | of | crows |
herd | of | deer |
leash | of | deer |
parcel | of | deer |
bevy | of | deer (roe deer) |
kennel | of | dogs |
pack | of | dogs |
litter | of | dogs (puppies) |
pod | of | dolphins |
drove | of | donkeys |
herd | of | donkeys |
pace | of | donkeys |
trip | of | dotterel |
bevy | of | doves |
cote | of | doves |
dole | of | doves |
dule | of | doves |
flight | of | doves |
piteousness | of | doves |
flight | of | dragons |
weyr | of | dragons |
wing | of | dragons |
brace | of | ducks |
flock | of | ducks |
flush | of | ducks |
paddling | of | ducks |
raft | of | ducks |
team | of | ducks |
aerie | of | eagles |
convocation | of | eagles |
swarm | of | eels |
herd | of | elephants |
memory | of | elephants |
parade | of | elephants |
gang | of | elk |
herd | of | elk |
mob | of | emus |
business | of | ferrets |
cast | of | ferrets |
fesnyng | of | ferrets |
charm | of | finches |
catch | of | fish |
haul | of | fish |
run | of | fish |
school | of | fish |
shoal | of | fish |
swarm | of | flies |
lead | of | foxes |
leash | of | foxes |
skulk | of | foxes |
army | of | frogs |
colony | of | frogs |
knot | of | frogs |
flock | of | geese |
gaggle | of | geese |
skein | of | geese (in flight) |
wedge | of | geese (flying in a 'V') |
horde | of | gerbils |
corps | of | giraffes |
herd | of | giraffes |
tower | of | giraffes |
cloud | of | gnats |
horde | of | gnats |
swarm | of | gnats |
herd | of | gnus |
implausibility | of | gnus |
drove | of | goats |
herd | of | goats |
tribe | of | goats |
trip | of | goats |
charm | of | goldfinches |
glint | of | goldfish |
band | of | gorillas |
skein | of | goslings |
leash | of | greyhounds |
covey | of | grouse |
pack | of | grouse |
colony | of | gulls |
group | of | guinea pigs |
horde | of | hamsters |
drove | of | hares |
down | of | hares |
husk | of | hares |
leash | of | hares |
trace | of | hares |
trip | of | hares |
warren | of | hares |
aerie | of | hawks |
cast | of | hawks |
kettle | of | hawks |
array | of | hedgehogs |
prickle | of | hedgehogs |
brood | of | hens |
hedge | of | herons |
sedge | of | herons |
siege | of | herons |
shoal | of | herrings |
crash | of | hippopotami |
herd | of | hippopotami |
bloat | of | hippopotami |
drift | of | hogs |
parcel | of | hogs |
passel | of | hogs |
nest | of | hornets |
harras | of | horses |
herd | of | horses |
stable | of | horses |
team | of | horses |
troop | of | horses |
|
Collective Name | | Animal |
cry | of | hounds |
mute | of | hounds |
pack | of | hounds |
charm | of | hummingbirds |
clan | of | hyenas |
band | of | jays |
party | of | jays |
scold | of | jays |
smack | of | jellyfish |
herd | of | kangaroos |
mob | of | kangaroos |
troop | of | kangaroos |
deceit | of | lapwings |
ascension | of | larks |
exaltation | of | larks |
leap | of | leopards |
leep | of | leopards |
lepe | of | leopards |
pride | of | lions |
sault | of | lions |
sowse | of | lions |
troop | of | lions |
lounge | of | lizards |
herd | of | llamas |
plague | of | locusts |
tidings | of | magpies |
sord | of | mallards |
stud | of | mares |
richness | of | martens |
horde | of | mice |
mischief | of | mice |
nest | of | mice |
company | of | moles |
labor | of | moles |
movement | of | moles |
cartload | of | monkeys |
tribe | of | monkeys |
troop | of | monkeys |
troup | of | monkeys |
herd | of | moose |
barren | of | mules |
pack | of | mules |
rake | of | mules |
span | of | mules |
watch | of | nightingales |
bevy | of | otter |
family | of | otter |
raft | of | otter |
romp | of | otter |
parliament | of | owls |
drove | of | oxen |
herd | of | oxen |
span | of | oxen |
team | of | oxen |
yoke | of | oxen (two) |
bed | of | oysters |
company | of | parrots |
covey | of | partridges |
muster | of | peacocks |
ostentation | of | peacocks |
colony | of | penguins |
crèche | of | penguins |
huddle | of | penguins |
parcel | of | penguins |
rookery | of | penguins |
nest | of | pheasants |
nide | of | pheasants (on the ground) |
nye | of | pheasants (on the ground) |
bouquet | of | pheasants (when flushed) |
flight | of | pigeons |
flock | of | pigeons |
drove | of | pigs |
herd | of | pigs |
litter | of | pigs |
farrow | of | pigs (piglets) |
sounder | of | pigs (wild pigs) |
shoal | of | pilchards |
congregation | of | plovers |
wing | of | plovers |
chine | of | polecats |
string | of | ponies |
pod | of | porpoises |
school | of | porpoises |
passel | of | possum |
coterie | of | prairie dogs |
bevy | of | quail |
covey | of | quail |
bury | of | rabbits |
colony | of | rabbits |
down | of | rabbits |
drove | of | rabbits |
husk | of | rabbits |
leash | of | rabbits |
trace | of | rabbits |
trip | of | rabbits |
warren | of | rabbits |
nest | of | rabbits (young) |
wrack | of | rabbits (young) |
gaze | of | raccoons |
nursery | of | raccoons |
colony | of | rats |
horde | of | rats |
mischief | of | rats |
pack | of | rats |
plague | of | rats |
swarm | of | rats |
rhumba | of | rattlesnakes |
storytelling | of | ravens |
unkindness | of | ravens |
crash | of | rhinocerouses |
building | of | rooks |
clamor | of | rooks |
storytelling | of | rooks |
run | of | salmon |
school | of | salmon |
shoal | of | salmon |
bob | of | seals |
colony | of | seals |
crash | of | seals |
harem | of | seals |
herd | of | seals |
pod | of | seals |
rookery | of | seals |
spring | of | seals |
team | of | seals |
school | of | shark |
shiver | of | shark |
down | of | sheep |
drove | of | sheep |
flock | of | sheep |
fold | of | sheep |
hurtle | of | sheep |
trip | of | sheep |
bed | of | snakes |
den | of | snakes |
nest | of | snakes |
pit | of | snakes |
walk | of | snipes |
wisp | of | snipes |
host | of | sparrows |
dray | of | squirrels |
scurry | of | squirrels |
murmuration | of | starlings |
muster | of | storks |
mustering | of | storks |
flight | of | swallows |
bevy | of | swans |
herd | of | swans |
wedge | of | swans (flying in a 'V') |
flock | of | swifts |
drift | of | swine |
sounder | of | swine |
spring | of | teals |
ambush | of | tigers |
streak | of | tigers |
knot | of | toads |
hover | of | trout |
flock | of | turkeys |
brood | of | turkeys (immature) |
bale | of | turtles |
generation | of | vipers |
nest | of | vipers |
colony | of | vultures |
mob | of | wallabees |
herd | of | walruses |
pod | of | walruses |
pack | of | weasels |
sneak | of | weasels |
gam | of | whales |
herd | of | whales |
pod | of | whales |
school | of | whales |
plump | of | wildfowl |
herd | of | wolves |
pack | of | wolves |
rout | of | wolves |
route | of | wolves |
warren | of | wombats |
fall | of | woodcocks |
descent | of | woodpeckers |
herd | of | yaks |
herd | of | zebras |
zeal | of | zebras |
|
s of various types of animals.
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