collective nouns

collective nouns
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Collective nouns (by animal) include:
shrewdness of apes
cete of badgers
sloth of bears
swarm of bees
obstinacy of buffalos
clowder of cats
drove of cattle
brood of chickens
bask of crocodiles
murder of crows
herd of deer
pack of dogs
school of dolphins
dole of doves
team of ducks
parade of elephants
busyness of ferrets
charm of finches
shoal of fish
skulk of foxes
army of frogs
gaggle/skein of geese
tribe of goats
husk of hares
cast of hawks
brood of hens
bloat of hippopotami
string of horses
pack of hounds
troop of kangaroos
kindle of kittens
exaltation of larks
leap of leopards
pride of lions
swarm of locusts
tittering of magpies
troop of monkeys
watch of nightingales
family of otters
parliament of owls
pandemonium of parrots
covey of partridges
muster of peacocks
muster of penguins
nye of pheasants
litter of pigs
school of porpoises
bury of rabbits
colony of rats
unkindness of ravens
crash of rhinoceros
building of rooks
pod of seals
flock of sheep
murmuration of starlings
ambush of tigers
rafter of turkeys
turn of turtles
descent of woodpeckers
gam of whales
rout of wolves
zeal of zebras

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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