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Collective nouns
Words like group, herd, and array are collective noun examples.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alligators | a congregation of alligators |
| Ants | a nest, a swarm, an army of ants |
| Apes | a shrewdness or troop of apes |
| Bears | a sloth of bears |
| Beavers | a family or colony of beavers |
| Bees | a grist, a swarm, a nest or hive of bees |
| Camels | a train, caravan or flock of camels |
| Cats | a clouder, cluster, glaring or pounce of cats |
| Cattle | a herd or drove of cattle |
| Cheetahs | a coalition of cheetahs |
| chickens | a brood or peep of chickens |
| cockroaches | an intrusion of cockroaches |
| crocodiles | a bask or float of crocodiles |
| crows | a murder of crows |
| deer | a herd of deer |
| dogs | a pack of dogs |
| ducks | a paddling, flock or raft of ducks |
| doves | an arc, flight or pitying of doves |
| eagles | a convocation or aerie of eagles |
| elephants | a herd or memory of elephants |
| fish | a school or shoal of fish |
| flamingos | a stand or flamboyance of flamingos |
| flies | a swarm, cloud or business of flies |
| frogs | an army of frogs |
| giraffes | a herd, corps or tower of giraffes |
| goats | a flock, herd, tribe or trip of goats |
| grasshoppers | a cloud of grasshoppers |
| horses | a herd or band of horses |
| kangaroos | a mob, herd or troop of kangaroos |
| lizards | a lounge of lizards |
| lions | a pride of lions |
| mice | a nest of mice |
| owls | a parliament of owls |
| peacocks | an ostentation, pride or muster of peacocks |
| parrots | a company or pandemonium of parrots |
| pigs | a herd or sounder of pigs |
| ponies | a string of ponies |
| swallows | a flight or gulp of swallow |
| swans | a bevy, herd or bank of swans |
| tigers | an ambush or streak of tigers |
| zebras | a herd, zeal or cohort of zebras |
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