Collective term |
Collective phrase |
army |
An army of frogs[1] |
bale |
A bale of turtles[1] |
band |
A band of gorillas[1] |
bank |
A bank of swans[1] |
banner |
A banner of knights[2] |
barren |
A barren of mules[1][2] |
bask |
A bask of crocodiles[1] |
bed |
A bed of snakes[1] |
bench |
A bench of Bishops[3] |
bevy |
A bevy of quail[1] |
A bevy of swans[1] |
bind |
A bind of salmon[2] |
bloat |
A bloat of hippopotamuses[1] |
bouquet |
A bouquet of pheasants[1][2] |
building |
A building of rooks[2] |
business |
A business of flies[1][2] |
A business of ferrets[1][2] |
cast |
A cast of eagles[2] |
A cast of falcons[2] |
A cast of hawks[1][2] |
A cast of merlins[2] |
A cast of vultures[2] |
charm |
A charm of bees[2] |
A charm of finches[2] |
clattering |
A clattering of choughs[2] |
cloud |
A cloud of grasshoppers[1] |
A cloud of gnats[1] |
clowder |
A clowder of cats[1] |
cluster |
A cluster of cats[1] |
clutch |
A clutch of eggs[2] |
A clutch of chicks[2] |
clutter |
A clutter of spiders[1] |
convocation |
A convocation of eagles[1] |
corps |
A corps of giraffes[1] |
covey |
A covey of quail[1] |
crash |
A crash of rhinoceroses[1] |
den |
A den of snakes[1] |
descension |
A descension of woodpeckers[1][2] |
desert |
A desert of lapwings[2] |
dissimulation |
A dissimulation of birds[2] |
disworship |
A disworship of Scots[2] |
dole |
A dole (or dule) of doves[1][2] |
down |
A down of hares[1] |
draught |
A draught of butlers[2] |
A draught of fish[2] |
dray |
A dray of squirrels[1] |
drift |
A drift of swine[1][3] |
A drift of hogs[1] |
A drift of fishers[2] |
drove |
A drove of pigs[1] |
A drove of cattle[1] |
drunkenship |
A drunkenship of cobblers[3] |
exaltation |
An exaltation of larks[1][2] |
field |
A field of runners[3] |
flight |
A flight of doves[1] |
fling |
A fling of oxbirds[2] |
flock |
A flock of sheep[1] |
A flock of camels[1] |
flush |
A flush of ducks[2] |
gaggle |
A gaggle of geese[1] |
gam |
A gam of whales[1][2] |
A gam of whaling ships[2] |
gang |
A gang of elk[3] |
gaze |
A gaze of raccoons[1] |
glaring |
A glaring of cats[1] |
grind |
A grind of blackfish[2] |
grist |
A grist of bees[1] |
hastiness |
A hastiness of cooks[2] |
herd |
A herd of elephants[1] |
A herd of zebra[1] |
A herd of walruses[1] |
A herd of deer[1] |
A herd of antelope[1] |
A herd of buffalo[1] |
hive |
A hive of bees[1] |
horde |
A horde of gnats[1] |
host |
A host of sparrows[1] |
hover |
A hover of trout[1] |
A hover of crows[2] |
husk |
A husk of hares[1] |
kettle |
A kettle of hawks[1] |
kit |
A kit of pigeons[2] |
knob |
A knob of waterfowl[2] |
knot |
A knot of toads[1] |
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