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This document lists collective nouns, or terms of venery, for groups of different animals. Some examples include a bale of turtles, a band of gorillas, a clowder of cats, a grumble of pugs, a murder of crows, and a parliament of owls. Over 120 terms are provided to concisely describe the grouping of various animal species.
This document lists collective nouns, or terms of venery, for groups of different animals. Some examples include a bale of turtles, a band of gorillas, a clowder of cats, a grumble of pugs, a murder of crows, and a parliament of owls. Over 120 terms are provided to concisely describe the grouping of various animal species.
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This document lists collective nouns, or terms of venery, for groups of different animals. Some examples include a bale of turtles, a band of gorillas, a clowder of cats, a grumble of pugs, a murder of crows, and a parliament of owls. Over 120 terms are provided to concisely describe the grouping of various animal species.
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1. army of caterpillars, frogs 62. gallop of greyhounds
2. bale of turtles 63. blessing of unicorns 3. band of gorillas, jays 64. orchestra of crickets 4. barren of mules 65. cowardice of curs (dogs) 5. bevy of swans, quail 66. buffoonery of orangutans 6. bloat of hippopotami 67. company of parrots 7. candle of tapirs 68. conspiracy of ravens 8. cast of falcons, hawks 69. pack of mules 9. cete of badgers 70. bed of clams, oysters, snakes 10. charm of finches 71. fluther of jellyfish 11. cloud of bats, 72. vein of goldfinch grasshoppers, gnats, plankton 12. clowder of cats 73. gam of whales 13. clutch of chicks, eggs 74. gang of elk 14. clutter of cats, starlings 75. siege of herons 15. colony of beavers, ants, 76. cornucopia of slugs gulls, penguins, rabbits 16. congress of baboons 77. death-row of turkeys 17. convocation of eagles 78. cry of hounds 18. cover of coots 79. muster of peacocks 19. covert of coots 80. drove of cattle 20. covey of grouse, 81. skein of geese (in flight) partridges, ptarmigans, pheasants 21. crash of rhinoceroses 82. draught of fish 22. creep of tortoises 83. drift of hogs, swine 23. descent of woodpeckers 84. dropping of pigeons 24. dole of doves 85. brood of hens 25. dray of squirrels 86. cackle of hyenas 26. gaze of raccoon 87. dull of doves 27. drumming of grouse 88. fall of woodcocks 28. durante of toucans 89. hover of hummingbirds 29. gaggle of geese 90. kennel of dogs 30. grumble of pugs 91. huddle of hippopotami 31. hide of tigers 92. exaltation of larks 32. hive of bees 93. rout of wolves 33. horde of gnats 94. bouquet of pheasants 34. host of sparrows 95. brace of grouse 35. kindle of kittens 96. knot of frogs, eels, toads 36. labor of moles 97. float of crocodiles 37. leap of leopards 98. flock of sheep, birds 38. litter of kittens 99. parliament of owls 39. mob of kangaroos 100. herd of elephants, pigs, horses, wrens 40. ostentation of peacocks 101. nide of pheasants 41. party of jays 102. sloth of bears 42. pitying of turtledoves 103. constable of ravens 43. pod of seals, whales 104. ubiquity of sparrows 44. prattle of parrots 105. murder of crows 45. pride of lions 106. shrewdness of apes 46. school of fish 107. aurora of polar bears 47. sedge of cranes 108. skulk of foxes 48. shiver of sharks 109. lounge of lizards 49. shoal of bass, goslings 110. sounder of swine 50. sounder of swine 111. stripe of zebras 51. spring of seals 112. troop of monkeys, kangaroos 52. stand of flamingo 113. paddling of ducks 53. streak of tigers 114. stable of horses 54. string of mules 115. flight of doves, cormorants, swallows 55. swarm of bees 116. bale of turtles 56. team of mules, horses 117. wisp of snipe 57. tribe of monkey, goats 118. stench of skunks 58. vespiary of wasps, hornets 119. murmuration of starlings 59. warren of rabbits 120. business of flies, ferrets 60. watch of nightingales 121. trip of goats 61. wriggle of worms 122. wake of vultures