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Collective Names For Some Animals by egorov(m): 11:42pm On Jun 19, 2020
Animal Collective Nouns

Animal Group Name

Albatross Rookery

Alligators Congregation

Apes Shrewdness, Troop

Antelope Herd

Ants Colony, Army, Swarm, Nest

Asses Pace, Herd, Drove

Auks. Colony, Flock, Raft

Baboons Troop, Flange

Bacteria Culture

Badgers Cete, Colony, Set, Company

Barracuda. Battery

Bats Colony, Cloud

Bass Shoal

Bears (General) Sloth, Sleuth

Bears (Cubs) Litter

Beavers Colony, Family

Bees Grist, Hive, Swarm, Nest

Birds (Chicks) Brood, Clutch

Birds (Flight) Flight

Birds (Game) Volary, Brace, Plump, Knob

Birds (Ground) Flock, Dissimulation

Birds (Sea) Wreck

Bison Herd

Bitterns. Sedge, Seige

Bloodhounds Sute

Bobolinks Chain

Buffalo Herd, Troop, Gang, Obstinancy

Bullfinches Bellowing

Bullocks Drove

Butterflies Flight, Flutter, (Many more)

Buzzards. Wake

Camels Caravan, Train, Flock

Capons Mews

Caribou Herd

Caterpillars Army

Cats (General) Clowder, Clutter, Pounce, Dout, Nuisance, Glorying, Glare

Cats (Kittens) Kindle, Litter, Intrigue

Cats (Wild) Destruction

Cattle Drove, Herd, Team

Cheetahs Coalition

Chickens (General) Brood, Peep

Chickens (Chicks). Clutch, Chattering

Chinchilla Colony

Choughs Clattering

Clams Bed

Cobras. Quiver

Cockroaches Intrusion

Cod. Lap

Coots Cover, Raft

Cormorants Gulp

Cows Kine

Coyotes Band

Crabs. Cast

Cranes Sedge, Seige

Crocodiles Bask, Float

Crows Murder, Horde, Parcel, Storytelling

Curlews Herd

Deer (General) Herd, Leash, Gang

Deer (Buck) Brace, Clash

Deer (Roe) Bevy

Dogs (General) Kennel

Dogs (Curs). Cowardice

Dogs (Hounds) Cry, Mute, Pack

Dogs (Puppies) Litter

Dogs (Wild) Pack

Dolphins Pod

Donkeys Drove, Pace, Herd

Dotterel Trip

Doves (General) Dule, Bevy, Cote, Dole, Paddling

Doves (Turtle) Pitying, Piteousness

Ducks (Flight) Flock

Ducks (Ground) Brace, badling

Ducks (Water) Raft, Team, Paddling

Dunlins Fling

Eagles Convocation, Aerie

Eels Swarm, Bed, Fry

Elephants Herd, Memory

Elk Gang, Herd

Emus Mob

Falcons Cast

Ferrets. Business, Cast, Fesnying

Finches. Charm

Fish (General) Draft, Nest, Shoal, School ("school" is possibly a corruption of shoal)

Fish (Caught) Catch, Drought, Haul

Flamingos Stand, Flamboyance

Flies

Business, Swarm, Cloud


Frogs

Army, Colony, Knot


Fox

Leash, Skulk, Earth, Lead, Troop


Geese (General)

Flock


Geese (Flight)

Skein


Geese (Ground)

Gaggle, Herd, Corps


Giraffes

Tower


Gnats

Cloud, Horde, Swarm


Gnus

Implausibility


Goats

Tribe, Trip, Drove, Herd, Flock


Goldfinches

Charm


Goldfish

Glint, Troubling


Gorillas

Band, Troop


Goshawks

Flight


Grasshoppers

Cloud


Greyhounds

Leash


Grouse

Pack, Covey


Guillemots

Bazaar



Gulls

Colony, Screech



Guinea Fowl

Confusion



Hawks (General)

Cast


Hawks (Flight)

Kettle



Hawks (Spiraling)

Boil



Hedgehogs

Array



Herons

Sedge, Siege, Hedge



Herring

Army, Shoal



Hippopotamuses

Bloat



Hornets

Nest, Bike



Horses (General)

Team, Harras, Stable, Troop, Stud (a group belonging to one owner)



Horses (Colts)

Rag, Rake



Horses (Ponies)

String



Horses (Wild)

Herd



Hummingbirds

Charm



Hyenas

Cackle, Clan



Impalas

Herd



Insects

Horde, Nest, Swarm, Rabble, Plague



Jays

Party, Scold, Band



Jellyfish

Smack, Brood



Kangaroos

Troop, Mob, Herd



Lapwings

Deceit


Larks

Exaltation, Ascension


Leopards

Leap


Lice

Flock

Lions


Pride, Sault, Troop



Lizards

Lounge



Locusts

Plague



Magpies

Tiding, Gulp, Murder, Charm



Mallards (General)

Brace



Mallards (Flight)

Sord



Martens

Richness



Mice

Mischief



Midges

Bite



Minnows

Shoal, Steam, Swarm



Moles

Labor, Company, Movement

Monkeys



Troop, Barrel, Carload, Cartload, Tribe



Moose

Herd



Mosquitoes

Scourge



Mudhens

Fleet



Mules

Pack, Span, Barren, Rake



Nightingales

Watch



Otters

Romp, Bevy, Family, Raft



Owls

Parliament, Stare



Oxen

Team, Yoke, Drove



Oysters

Bed



Parrots

Company, Pandemonium



Partridge

Covey, Bew



Peacocks

Muster, Ostentation, Pride



Pekingese

Pomp



Pelicans

Pod



Penguins (General)

Colony, Rookery, Huddle



Penguins (Nursery)

Creche



Pheasants (General)

Nest, Nye



Pheasants (Brood)

Nide



Pheasants (Take-Off)

Bouquet



Pigeons

Flight, Flock, Kit



Pigs (General)

Drift, Drove



Pigs (Boars)

Singular, Sounder



Pigs (Hogs)

Team, Passel, Drift, Parcel



Pigs (Piglets)

Litter, Farrow



Pigs (Swine)

Sounder



Pilchards

Shoal



Plovers (General)

Congregation



Plovers (Flight)

Wing



Polecats

Chine



Porcupines

Prickle



Porpoises

Herd, Pod, School, Crowd, Shoal



Prairie Dogs

Coterie



Ptarmigans

Covey



Quail

Bevy, Covey



Rabbits (General)

Colony, Warren, Bury, Trace, Trip



Rabbits (Domestic)

Herd



Rabbits (Hares)

Down, Husk



Rabbits (Jackrabbit)

Husk



Rabbits (Young)

Litter, Nest



Raccoons

Gaze



Rats

Colony, Pack, Plague, Swarm



Rattlesnakes

Rhumba



Ravens

Unkindness, Storytelling



Reindeer

Herd



Rhinoceroses

Crash, Stubbornness



Roebucks

Bevy



Rooks

Building, Clamor, Parliament



Ruffs

Hill



Salamandars

Congress



Salmon

Run



Sandpipers

Fling



Sardines

Family



Scorpions

Bed, Nest



Seabirds

Wreck



Seals

Pod, Bob, Harem, Herd, Rookery



Sharks

Shiver, School, Shoal



Sheep

Drove, Flock, Down, Hurtle, Fold, Pack, Trip



Sheldrakes

Doading



Skylarks

Exultation



Snails

Escargatoire, Rout, Walk



Snakes

Den, Nest, Pit, Bed, Knot



Snipe

Walk, Wisp



Sparrows

Host



Spiders

Cluster, Clutter



Springbok

Herd



Squirrels

Dray, Scurry



Starlings

Murmuration, Chattering



Stingrays

Fever



Stoats

Pack, Trip



Storks

Mustering, Muster



Swallows

Flight, Gulp



Swans (General)

Bevy, Bank, Herd



Swans (Flight)

Wedge, Flight



Swifts

Flock



Teal

Spring



Termites

Colony, Nest, Swarm, Brood



Thrush

Mutation



Tigers

Streak, Ambush



Toads

Knot, Knab, Nest



Trout

Hover



Turkeys

Rafter, Gang, Posse

Turtles



Bale, Nest, Turn, Dole



Turtle Doves

Pitying, Dule



Vipers

Generation, Nest



Vultures

Venue



Vultures (Circling)

Kettle



Walruses

Herd, Pod



Wasps

Nest, Swarm



Waterfowl

Knob, Plump



Weasles

Gang, Colony, Pack



Whales

Pod, Gam, Herd, School, Mod



Widgeons

Company



Wildfowl

Plump



Wolves (General)

Pack



Wolves (Moving)

Route, Rout



Wombats

Wisdom



Woodcocks

Fall



Woodpeckers

Descent



Worms

Bed, Clew, Bunch, Clat



Wrens

Herd



Zebras

Zeal, Crossing, Dazzle, Cohorts, Herd


Another animal group that you may consider is a nag of wives and a jerk of husbands.

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