{"id":171,"date":"2008-12-29T14:42:59","date_gmt":"2008-12-29T14:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinkstokeep.com\/blog\/writing-tips\/collective-nouns\/"},"modified":"2022-07-26T20:20:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T20:20:17","slug":"collective-nouns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thinkstokeep.com\/blog\/archived-pages\/writing-tips\/collective-nouns\/","title":{"rendered":"Collective Nouns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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There are tons of collective nouns which pertain to animals.
Since I am forever getting stuck on what to call something… I thought I’ll post my lookup, so that other people can get something out of it too.
It’s a VERY long list. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>

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Collective Nouns (Animals)<\/caption>
herd of antelope<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>troop of horses<\/td><\/tr>
army of ants<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>cry of hounds<\/td><\/tr>
colony of ants<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>mute of hounds<\/td><\/tr>
swarm of ants<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>pack of hounds<\/td><\/tr>
shrewdness of apes<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>charm of hummingbirds<\/td><\/tr>
flange of baboons<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>clan of hyenas<\/td><\/tr>
congress of baboons<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>band of jays<\/td><\/tr>
tribe of baboons<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>party of jays<\/td><\/tr>
culture of bacteria<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>scold of jays<\/td><\/tr>
cete of badgers<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>smack of jellyfish<\/td><\/tr>
colony of badgers<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>herd of kangaroos<\/td><\/tr>
sleuth of bears<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>mob of kangaroos<\/td><\/tr>
sloth of bears<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>troop of kangaroos<\/td><\/tr>
pack of bears (polar bears)<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>deceit of lapwings<\/td><\/tr>
colony of beavers<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>ascension of larks<\/td><\/tr>
lodge of beavers<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>exaltation of larks<\/td><\/tr>
flight of bees<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>leap of leopards<\/td><\/tr>
grist of bees<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>leep of leopards<\/td><\/tr>
hive of bees<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>lepe of leopards<\/td><\/tr>
swarm of bees<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>pride of lions<\/td><\/tr>
congregation of birds<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>sault of lions<\/td><\/tr>
dissimulation of birds<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>sowse of lions<\/td><\/tr>
flight of birds<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>troop of lions<\/td><\/tr>
flock of birds<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>lounge of lizards<\/td><\/tr>
volery of birds<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>herd of llamas<\/td><\/tr>
sedge of bitterns<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>plague of locusts<\/td><\/tr>
siege of bitterns<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>tidings of magpies<\/td><\/tr>
herd of boar<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>sord of mallards<\/td><\/tr>
singular of boar<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>stud of mares<\/td><\/tr>
sounder of boar<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>richness of martens<\/td><\/tr>
chain of bobolinks<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>horde of mice<\/td><\/tr>
brace of bucks<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>mischief of mice<\/td><\/tr>
clash of bucks<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>nest of mice<\/td><\/tr>
herd of buffalo<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>company of moles<\/td><\/tr>
rabble of butterflies<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>labor of moles<\/td><\/tr>
swarm of butterflies<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>movement of moles<\/td><\/tr>
wake of buzzards<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>cartload of monkeys<\/td><\/tr>
flock of camels<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>tribe of monkeys<\/td><\/tr>
army of caterpillars<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>troop of monkeys<\/td><\/tr>
clowder of cats<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>troup of monkeys<\/td><\/tr>
clutter of cats<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>herd of moose<\/td><\/tr>
glaring of cats<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>barren of mules<\/td><\/tr>
pounce of cats<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>pack of mules<\/td><\/tr>
dout of cats (house cats)<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>rake of mules<\/td><\/tr>
nuisance of cats (house cats)<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>span of mules<\/td><\/tr>
kendle of cats (kittens)<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>watch of nightingales<\/td><\/tr>
kindle of cats (kittens)<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>bevy of otter<\/td><\/tr>
litter of cats (kittens)<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>family of otter<\/td><\/tr>
destruction of cats (wild cats)<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>raft of otter<\/td><\/tr>
drove of cattle<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>romp of otter<\/td><\/tr>
herd of cattle<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>parliament of owls<\/td><\/tr>
kine of cattle<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>drove of oxen<\/td><\/tr>
team of cattle<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>herd of oxen<\/td><\/tr>
yoke of cattle (two)<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>span of oxen<\/td><\/tr>
herd of chamois<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>team of oxen<\/td><\/tr>
brood of chickens<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>yoke of oxen (two)<\/td><\/tr>
flock of chickens<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>bed of oysters<\/td><\/tr>
peep of chickens<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>company of parrots<\/td><\/tr>
brood of chicks<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>covey of partridges<\/td><\/tr>
chattering of chicks<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>muster of peacocks<\/td><\/tr>
clutch of chicks<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>ostentation of peacocks<\/td><\/tr>
cartload of chimpanzees<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>colony of penguins<\/td><\/tr>
herd of chinchillas<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>cr\u00c3\u00a8che of penguins<\/td><\/tr>
bed of clams<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>huddle of penguins<\/td><\/tr>
quiver of cobras<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>parcel of penguins<\/td><\/tr>
rag of colts<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>rookery of penguins<\/td><\/tr>
rake of colts<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>nest of pheasants<\/td><\/tr>
bury of conies<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>nide of pheasants (on the ground)<\/td><\/tr>
cover of coots<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>nye of pheasants (on the ground)<\/td><\/tr>
flight of cormorants<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>bouquet of pheasants (when flushed)<\/td><\/tr>
band of coyotes<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>flight of pigeons<\/td><\/tr>
sedge of cranes<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>flock of pigeons<\/td><\/tr>
siege of cranes<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>drove of pigs<\/td><\/tr>
congregation of crocodiles<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>herd of pigs<\/td><\/tr>
float of crocodiles<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>litter of pigs<\/td><\/tr>
storytelling of crows<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>farrow of pigs (piglets)<\/td><\/tr>
murder of crows<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>sounder of pigs (wild pigs)<\/td><\/tr>
herd of deer<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>shoal of pilchards<\/td><\/tr>
leash of deer<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>congregation of plovers<\/td><\/tr>
parcel of deer<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>wing of plovers<\/td><\/tr>
bevy of deer (roe deer)<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>chine of polecats<\/td><\/tr>
kennel of dogs<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>string of ponies<\/td><\/tr>
pack of dogs<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>pod of porpoises<\/td><\/tr>
litter of dogs (puppies)<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>school of porpoises<\/td><\/tr>
pod of dolphins<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>passel of possum<\/td><\/tr>
drove of donkeys<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>coterie of prairie dogs<\/td><\/tr>
herd of donkeys<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>bevy of quail<\/td><\/tr>
pace of donkeys<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>covey of quail<\/td><\/tr>
trip of dotterel<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>bury of rabbits<\/td><\/tr>
bevy of doves<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>colony of rabbits<\/td><\/tr>
cote of doves<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>down of rabbits<\/td><\/tr>
dole of doves<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>drove of rabbits<\/td><\/tr>
dule of doves<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>husk of rabbits<\/td><\/tr>
flight of doves<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>leash of rabbits<\/td><\/tr>
piteousness of doves<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>trace of rabbits<\/td><\/tr>
flight of dragons<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>trip of rabbits<\/td><\/tr>
weyr of dragons<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>warren of rabbits<\/td><\/tr>
wing of dragons<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>nest of rabbits (young)<\/td><\/tr>
brace of ducks<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>wrack of rabbits (young)<\/td><\/tr>
flock of ducks<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>gaze of raccoons<\/td><\/tr>
flush of ducks<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>nursery of raccoons<\/td><\/tr>
paddling of ducks<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>colony of rats<\/td><\/tr>
raft of ducks<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>horde of rats<\/td><\/tr>
team of ducks<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>mischief of rats<\/td><\/tr>
aerie of eagles<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>pack of rats<\/td><\/tr>
convocation of eagles<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>plague of rats<\/td><\/tr>
swarm of eels<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>swarm of rats<\/td><\/tr>
herd of elephants<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>rhumba of rattlesnakes<\/td><\/tr>
memory of elephants<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>storytelling of ravens<\/td><\/tr>
parade of elephants<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>unkindness of ravens<\/td><\/tr>
gang of elk<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>crash of rhinocerouses<\/td><\/tr>
herd of elk<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>building of rooks<\/td><\/tr>
mob of emus<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>clamor of rooks<\/td><\/tr>
business of ferrets<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>storytelling of rooks<\/td><\/tr>
cast of ferrets<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>run of salmon<\/td><\/tr>
fesnying of ferrets<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>school of salmon<\/td><\/tr>
charm of finches<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>shoal of salmon<\/td><\/tr>
catch of fish<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>bob of seals<\/td><\/tr>
haul of fish<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>colony of seals<\/td><\/tr>
run of fish<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>crash of seals<\/td><\/tr>
school of fish<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>harem of seals<\/td><\/tr>
shoal of fish<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>herd of seals<\/td><\/tr>
swarm of flies<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>pod of seals<\/td><\/tr>
lead of foxes<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>rookery of seals<\/td><\/tr>
leash of foxes<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>spring of seals<\/td><\/tr>
skulk of foxes<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>team of seals<\/td><\/tr>
army of frogs<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>school of shark<\/td><\/tr>
colony of frogs<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>shiver of shark<\/td><\/tr>
knot of frogs<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>down of sheep<\/td><\/tr>
flock of geese<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>drove of sheep<\/td><\/tr>
gaggle of geese<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>flock of sheep<\/td><\/tr>
skein of geese (in flight)<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>fold of sheep<\/td><\/tr>
wedge of geese (flying in a ‘V’)<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>hurtle of sheep<\/td><\/tr>
horde of gerbils<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>trip of sheep<\/td><\/tr>
corps of giraffes<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>bed of snakes<\/td><\/tr>
herd of giraffes<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>den of snakes<\/td><\/tr>
tower of giraffes<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>nest of snakes<\/td><\/tr>
cloud of gnats<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>pit of snakes<\/td><\/tr>
horde of gnats<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>walk of snipes<\/td><\/tr>
swarm of gnats<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>wisp of snipes<\/td><\/tr>
herd of gnus<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>host of sparrows<\/td><\/tr>
implausibility of gnus<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>dray of squirrels<\/td><\/tr>
drove of goats<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>scurry of squirrels<\/td><\/tr>
herd of goats<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>murmuration of starlings<\/td><\/tr>
tribe of goats<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>muster of storks<\/td><\/tr>
trip of goats<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>mustering of storks<\/td><\/tr>
charm of goldfinches<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>flight of swallows<\/td><\/tr>
glint of goldfish<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>bevy of swans<\/td><\/tr>
band of gorillas<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>herd of swans<\/td><\/tr>
skein of goslings<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>wedge of swans (flying in a ‘V’)<\/td><\/tr>
leash of greyhounds<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>flock of swifts<\/td><\/tr>
covey of grouse<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>drift of swine<\/td><\/tr>
pack of grouse<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>sounder of swine<\/td><\/tr>
colony of gulls<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>spring of teals<\/td><\/tr>
group of guinea pigs<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>ambush of tigers<\/td><\/tr>
horde of hamsters<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>streak of tigers<\/td><\/tr>
drove of hares<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>knot of toads<\/td><\/tr>
down of hares<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>hover of trout<\/td><\/tr>
husk of hares<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>flock of turkeys<\/td><\/tr>
leash of hares<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>brood of turkeys (immature)<\/td><\/tr>
trace of hares<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>bale of turtles<\/td><\/tr>
trip of hares<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>generation of vipers<\/td><\/tr>
warren of hares<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>nest of vipers<\/td><\/tr>
aerie of hawks<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>colony of vultures<\/td><\/tr>
cast of hawks<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>mob of wallabees<\/td><\/tr>
kettle of hawks<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>herd of walruses<\/td><\/tr>
array of hedgehogs<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>pod of walruses<\/td><\/tr>
prickle of hedgehogs<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>pack of weasels<\/td><\/tr>
brood of hens<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>sneak of weasels<\/td><\/tr>
hedge of herons<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>gam of whales<\/td><\/tr>
sedge of herons<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>herd of whales<\/td><\/tr>
siege of herons<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>pod of whales<\/td><\/tr>
shoal of herrings<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>school of whales<\/td><\/tr>
crash of hippopotami<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>plump of wildfowl<\/td><\/tr>
herd of hippopotami<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>herd of wolves<\/td><\/tr>
bloat of hippopotami<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>pack of wolves<\/td><\/tr>
drift of hogs<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>rout of wolves<\/td><\/tr>
parcel of hogs<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>route of wolves<\/td><\/tr>
passel of hogs<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>warren of wombats<\/td><\/tr>
nest of hornets<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>fall of woodcocks<\/td><\/tr>
harras of horses<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>descent of woodpeckers<\/td><\/tr>
herd of horses<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>herd of yaks<\/td><\/tr>
stable of horses<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>herd of zebras<\/td><\/tr>
team of horses<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>zeal of zebras<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are tons of collective nouns which pertain to animals.Since I am forever getting stuck on what to call something… I thought I’ll post my lookup, so that other people can get something out of it too.It’s a VERY long list. \ud83d\ude42\u00a0Collective Nouns (Animals)herd of antelope\u00a0troop of horsesarmy of ants\u00a0cry of houndscolony of ants\u00a0mute of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":143,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-171","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinkstokeep.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinkstokeep.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinkstokeep.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinkstokeep.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinkstokeep.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thinkstokeep.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1222,"href":"https:\/\/thinkstokeep.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/171\/revisions\/1222"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinkstokeep.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinkstokeep.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}