COLLECTIVE NOUNS OF ANIMALS

Collective Name herd army colony swarm shrewdness flange congress tribe culture cete colony sleuth sloth pack colony lodge flight grist of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of

Animal antelope ants ants ants apes baboons baboons baboons bacteria badgers badgers bears bears bears (polar bears) beavers beavers bees bees

hive swarm congregation dissimulation flight flock volery sedge siege herd singular sounder chain brace clash herd rabble swarm wake

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bees bees birds birds birds birds birds bitterns bitterns boar boar boar bobolinks bucks bucks buffalo butterflies butterflies buzzards

flock army clowder clutter glaring pounce dout nuisance kendle kindle litter destruction drove herd kine team yoke herd brood

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camels caterpillars cats cats cats cats cats (house cats) cats (house cats) cats (kittens) cats (kittens) cats (kittens) cats (wild cats) cattle cattle cattle cattle cattle (two) chamois chickens

flock peep brood chattering clutch cartload herd bed quiver rag rake bury cover flight band sedge siege congregation float

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chickens chickens chicks chicks chicks chimpanzees chinchillas clams cobras colts colts conies coots cormorants coyotes cranes cranes crocodiles crocodiles

storytelling murder herd leash parcel bevy kennel pack litter pod drove herd pace trip bevy cote dole dule flight

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crows crows deer deer deer deer (roe deer) dogs dogs dogs (puppies) dolphins donkeys donkeys donkeys dotterel doves doves doves doves doves

piteousness flight weyr wing brace flock flush paddling raft team aerie convocation swarm herd memory parade gang herd mob

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doves dragons dragons dragons ducks ducks ducks ducks ducks ducks eagles eagles eels elephants elephants elephants elk elk emus

business cast fesnying charm catch haul run school shoal swarm lead leash skulk army colony knot flock gaggle skein

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ferrets ferrets ferrets finches fish fish fish fish fish flies foxes foxes foxes frogs frogs frogs geese geese geese (in flight)

wedge horde corps herd tower cloud horde swarm herd implausibility drove herd tribe trip charm glint band skein leash

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geese (flying in a 'V') gerbils giraffes giraffes giraffes gnats gnats gnats gnus gnus goats goats goats goats goldfinches goldfish gorillas goslings greyhounds

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grouse

pack colony group horde drove down husk leash trace trip warren aerie cast kettle array prickle brood hedge sedge

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grouse gulls guinea pigs hamsters hares hares hares hares hares hares hares hawks hawks hawks hedgehogs hedgehogs hens herons herons

siege shoal crash herd bloat drift parcel

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herons herrings hippopotami hippopotami hippopotami hogs hogs

passel nest harras herd stable team troop

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hogs hornets horses horses horses horses horses