Collective Nouns

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Collective Nouns


Birds
Species Collective Term(most usual first)
Birds Volery
Bitterns Sedge, Siege
Budgerigars Chatter
Bustards Flock
Capercaillies Tok
Chickens Brood, Peep
Choughs Chattering, Clattering
Coots Cover, Raft
Cormorants Flight
Cranes Sedge, Siege
Crows Murder, Hover
Curlews Head
Doves Flight, Dole, Dule, Pitying, Prettying
Ducks Flush, Team
(diving) dopping
(in flight) team, plump
(on water) Paddling
(brood) Flush
(pair) Brace
Dunlin Fling
Eagles Convocation
Falcons Cast
Finches Charm, Trimming, Trembling
Geese (at rest) Gaggle, Flock, Nide
(in flight) Skein
Goldfinches Glister, Charm, Chattering, Drum, Troubling
Goshawks Flight
Grouse Covey
(single family) Brood
(large group) Pack
Guillemots Bazaar
Gulls Colony, Pack
Hawks Cast, Leash, Kettle
Hens Brood
Herons Sedge, Siege
Hummingbirds Shimmer, Charm
Jays Band, Party
Lapwings Desert, Deceit
Larks Exultation, Bevy, Ascension
Magpies Tittering, Tiding
Mallards Sord
(on land) Flush, Sute
(on water) Puddling
Nightingales Match, Watch
Owls Parliament, Stare
Parrots Flock, Company
Partridges Covey, Bew
Peacocks Muster, Ostentation, Pride
Penguins Raft (in water), Waddle (on dry land)
Pheasants Nye, Bouquet
Pigeons Flight, Flock
Plovers Congregation, Leash, Wing
Poultry Run
Puffins Raft
Quail Bevy, Covey
Ravens Unkindness, Conspiracy
Rooks Parliament, Building, Clamour
Ruffs Hill
Sea Fowl Cloud
Seagulls Squabble
Sheldrakes Dopping, Doading
Snipe (at rest) Walk
(in flight) Wisp
Sparrows Host, Quarrel, Tribe
Starlings Murmuration
Storks Mustering
Swallows Flight
Swans Herd, Bank, Bevy, Game, Squadron, Wedge, Whiteness, Drift
Swifts Flock
Teal Spring, Coil, Knob, Raft
Terns Dread
Thrushes Mutation
Turkeys Flock, Dole, Dule, Raffle, Raft, Rafter
Turtledoves Pitying
Vultures Wake
Waterfowl Plump
Widgeon Company, Bunch, Coil, Knob
Wildfowl Trip
Woodcock Fall, Covey, Plump
Woodpeckers Descent
Wrens Herd
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Mammals
Species Collective Term
(most usual first)
Antelopes Herd
Apes Shrewdness
Asses Pace, Drove, Herd
Baboons Flange, Troop
Badgers Cete, Colony
Bears Sloth, Sleuth
Boars Sounder, Herd, Singular
Buffalo Herd
Camels Flock
Cats Clowder, Cluster, Glaring
(kittens) Kindle, Litter
(wild cats) Destruction
Cattle Herd, Drove
Chamois Herd
Cheetahs Coalition
Colts Rake, Rag
Conies Bury
Deer Herd, Leash. Parcel
Dogs Pack, Kennel
Dolphins Pod, Flock
Donkeys Herd, Drove
Elephants Herd
Elk Gang
Ferrets Business, Cast, Fesnying
Foxes Skulk, Lead, Leash
Giraffes Tower, Corps
Goats Trip, Flock, Herd, Tribe
Gorillas Band
Hamsters Horde
Hares Drove, Down, Husk, Leash, Trace, Trip
Hedgehogs Prickle, Array
Hippopotami Bloat
Hogs Drift
Horses Drove, Harass, Herd, Stable, Team
Hounds Pack, Mute
Kangaroos Mob (only correct terminology)
Leopards Leap, Lepe
Lions Pride, Sault, Sowse, Troop
Mares Stud
Martens Richness
Moles Labour, Company, Movement
Monkeys Troop, Cartload, Tribe, Mission
Mice Nest
Mules Barren, Pack, Rake
Otters Family, Bevy
Oxen Team, Yoke, Span
Pigs Drove, Herd, Sounder
(Piglets) Farrow, Litter
Polecats Chine
Ponies String
Porpoises School
Puppies Litter
Rabbits Colony, Bury, Nest
(young rabbits) Wrack
Racehorses String
Rats Colony
Rhinoceroses Crash
Roe Deer Bevy
Seals Colony, Harem, Herd, Pod, Spring
Sea Otters Raft
Sheep Flock, Drove, Fold
Squirrels Dray
Stoats Pack
Swine Sounder
Tigers Streak, Ambush
Unicorns Marvel
Walruses Herd
Weasels Sneak, Pack
Wild Cats Dout
Wild Pigs Sounder
Whales School, Herd, Gam, Pod
Wolves Pack
Zebra Herd, Zeal
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Invertebrates
Species Collective Term
(most usual first)
Bacteria Culture
Fungus Colony
Jellyfish Stuck, Smack, Fluther
Mushrooms Troop
Worms Clew
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Insects & Arachnids
Species Collective Term
(most usual first)
Ants Colony, Army
Bees Swarm, Grist, Hive
Butterflies Kaleidoscope, Swarm, Rabble
Caterpillars Army
Flies Swarm, Business
Gnats Swarm, Cloud, Horde
Grasshoppers Cluster
Locusts Plague
Spiders Clutter
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Mollusks
Species Collective Term
(most usual first)
Clams Bed
Oysters Bed
Snails Walk
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Fish
Species Collective Term(most usual first)
Archer fish Company
Barracuda Battery
Bass Shoal, Fleet
Butterfly fish School
Dogfish Troop
Dragonet fish Swarm
Eels Swarm
Fish Shoal, School
Flying fish Glide
Goldfish Troubling
Herrings Glean, Army, Shoal
Minnows Stream
Porcupine fish Cluster
Rainbow fish Party
Salmon Bind
Sea Horses Herd
Sticklebacks Spread
Swordfish Flotilla
Trout Hover
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Amphibians
Species Collective Term
(most usual first)
Frogs Army
Toads Knot
Turtles Dule, Bale
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Reptiles
Species Collective Term
(most usual first)
Crocodiles Bask
Snakes Den, Nest, Pit
Turtles Turn
Vipers Nest
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Inanimate Objects
Species Collective Term
(most usual first)
Aircraft Wing
Arrows Quiver
Asteroids Belt
Bananas Hand
Beans Hill
Books Library, Pile
Borg Collective, Hive
Bread Batch
Brushwood Bavin
Cards Deck
Circles Crop
Collective Nouns Catch
Computers Network
Eggs Clutch
Flowers Bed, Patch, Bouquet
Grapes Bunch, Cluster
Hair Lock
Homework Slew
Information Wealth
Islands Chain, Archipelago
Jewels Cache
Keys Ring
Lorries Convoy, Fleet
Money Rouleau
Nouns Collective
Pearls or Beads String
Peas Pod
Poems Anthology
Reeds Clump
Satellites Constellation
Ships Fleet, Armada, Flotilla
Stars Galaxy, Constellation
Tasks Agenda
Trees Stand, Clump, Forest
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People (41 listed)
Species Collective Term
(most usual first)
Academics Faculty
Actors Cast, Company
Angels Chorus, host
Athletes Team
Bankers Wunch
Beauties Bevy
Bureaucrats Shuffle
Car Dealers Lot
Car Mechanics Clutch
Directors Board
Employees Staff
Experts Panel
Hoodlums Gang
Idiots Thicket
Judges Bevy
Knights Banner
Lawyers Huddle
Lepers Colony
Lichenologists Huddle
Magistrates Bench
Mathematicians Number
Men Band
Microsoft Programmers Asylum, Bloat
Monks Abomination
Natives Tribe
Nudists Hangout
Onlookers Crowd
People Crowd
Performers Troupe
Philosophers Ponder
Relatives Descent
Sailors Crew
Senators House
Soldiers Squad
Students Class
Thieves Den
Tourists Flock
Troops Parel
Widows Ambush
Witches Coven
Worshippers Congregation