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