SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM | |
aardvarks | An aarmory of aardvarks | Uncertain |
academics | A faculty of academics | |
actors | A company of actors | |
actors | A cast of actors | |
aircraft | A wing of aircraft | |
angels | A chorus of angels | |
angels | A host of angels | |
ants | An army of ants | |
ants | A swarm of ants | |
ants | A colony of ants | |
antelope | A herd of antelope | |
apes | A shrewdness of apes | |
apes | A troop of apes | |
arrows | A quiver of arrows | |
arsonists | A conflagration of arsonists | |
asseses | A pace of asses | |
asteroids | A belt of asteroids | |
athletes | A team of athletes | |
auks | A raft of auks | Uncertain |
baboons | A flange of baboons | |
baboons | A congress of baboons | |
bacteria | A culture of bacteria | |
badgerss | A cete of badgers | |
pipers | A poverty of pipers | |
barons | A thought of barons | |
bastards | A shower of bastards | |
bats | A colony of bats | |
beans | A hill of beans | |
bears | A sloth of bears | |
beauties | A bevy of beauties | |
beavers | A colony of beavers | |
beavers | A lodge of beavers | |
bees | A grist of bees | |
bees | A hive of bees | |
bees | A swarm of bees | |
bills | A wad of bills | |
birds | A dissimulation of birds | |
birds | A volery of birds | |
bitterns | A sedge of bitterns | |
bitterns | A siege of bitterns | |
blackfish | A grind of blackfish | Uncertain |
boars | A singular of boars | |
boars | A sounder of boars | |
bomblets | A cluster of bomblets | |
books | A library of books | |
bookkeepers | An audit of bookkeepers | Uncertain |
boys | A rascal of boys | Uncertain |
bread | A batch of bread | |
brush (wood) | A bavin of brush (wood) | |
buffalo | An obstinacy of buffalo | |
buffalo | A herd of buffalo | |
bullfinches | A bellowing of bullfinches | |
bureaucrats | A shuffle of bureaucrats | Uncertain |
bureaucrats | A prevarication of bureaucrats | Spurious |
butterflies | A rabble of butterflies | Uncertain |
butterflies | A rainbow of butterflies | |
butterflies | A kaleidoscope of butterflies | Uncertain |
Bush's | A lie of Bush's | Spurious |
buzzards | A wake of buzzards | |
camels | A caravan of camels | |
Canadians | A mosaic of Canadians | Spurious |
Candidates | A slate of candidates | |
capons | A mews of capons | |
cards | A deck of cards | |
caribou | A herd of caribou | |
cardiologists | A flutter of cardiologists | Spurious |
cats (feral or wild) | A destruction of cats (feral or wild) | |
cats | A clowder of cats | |
cats | A clutter of cats | |
cats | A glaring of cats | |
cats | A pounce of cats | |
cats | A cluster of cats | |
kittens (cats) | A kindle of kittens (cats) | |
caterpillars | An army of caterpillars | |
cattle | A kine of cattle | |
cattle | A herd of cattle | |
starlets | A galaxy of starlets | |
chamois | A herd of chamois | |
chickens | A peep of chickens | |
chicks | A clutch of chicks | |
eggs | A clutch of eggs | |
hens | A brood of hens | |
poultry | A run of poultry | |
chinchillas | A colony of chinchillas | |
choughs | A clattering of choughs | |
choughs | A chattering of choughs | |
circuits | A bank of circuits | |
clams | A bed of clams | |
cobblers | A drunken ship of cobblers | |
cockroaches | An intrusion of cockroaches | Uncertain |
cod | A lap of cod | Uncertain |
coins | A roll of coins | |
coins | A rouleau of coins | |
computers | A cluster of computers | |
computers | A network of computers | |
coots | A cover of coots | |
coots | A raft of coots | |
cormorants | A flight of cormorants | |
courtesans | A harem of courtesans | Spurious |
courtiers | A threatening of courtiers | |
cattle | A drove of cattle | |
cows | A herd of cows | |
cows | A flink of cows | |
coyotes | A pack of coyotes | |
cranes | A sedge of cranes | |
crocodiles | A bask of crocodiles | |
crows | A storytelling of crows | |
crows | A hover of crows | |
crows | A murder of crows | |
curs | A cowardice of curs | |
curlews | A head of curlews | |
deer | A leash of deer | |
deer | A herd of deer | |
deer | A parcel of deer | |
roes | A bevy of roes | |
doctors | A doctrine of doctors | Uncertain |
hounds | A cry of hounds | |
puppies | A litter of puppies | |
show dogs | A bench of show dogs | Uncertain |
dollars | A fistful of dollars | Spurious |
dolphins | A pod of dolphins | |
dotterel | A trip of dotterel | |
doves | A piteousness of doves | |
doves | A flight of doves | |
doves | A dule of doves | |
doves | A pitying of doves | |
doves | A prettying of doves | |
doves | A dole of doves | |
drummers | A fagot of drummers (see sticks) | |
ducks (diving) | A dopping of ducks (diving) | |
ducks (flying) | A plump of ducks (flying) | |
ducks (on water) | A paddling of ducks (on water) | |
ducks | A team of ducks | |
ducks | A flush of ducks | |
ducks | A raft of ducks | |
dunlin | A fling of dunlin | |
eagles | A convocation of eagles | |
eels | A swarm of eels | |
eels | A fry of eels | Uncertain |
elephants | A herd of elephants | |
elephants | A parade of elephants | |
elk | A gang of elk | |
employees | A staff of employees | |
experts | A panel of experts | |
fairies | A herd of fairies | |
falcons | A cast of falcons | |
ferrets | A fesnying of ferrets | |
ferrets | A business of ferrets | |
finches | A trembing of finches | |
finches | A charm of finches | |
finches | A trimming of finches | |
fish | A draught of fish | |
fish | A shoal of fish | |
fish | A scale of fish | |
fish | A drift of fish | |
fish | A school of fish | |
flamingoes | A stand of flamingoes | |
flowers | A patch of flowers | |
flowers | A bouquet of flowers | |
flowers | A garden of flowers | Spurious |
flies | A business of flies | |
flies | A swarm of flies | |
foxes | A skulk of foxes | |
foxes | A leash of foxes | |
friars | A scull of friars | |
frogs | An army of frogs | |
mourners | A cortege of mourners | |
gays | A village of gays | |
giraffes | A corps of giraffe | |
giraffes | A tower of giraffes | Uncertain |
girls | A giggle of girls | |
gnats | A cloud of gnats | |
gnats | A clout of gnats | Uncertain |
gnats | A horde of gnats | |
goats | A trip of goats | |
goats | A tribe of goats | |
godss | A pantheon of gods | |
goldfinches | A drum of goldfinches | |
goldfinches | A troubling of goldfinches | |
geese (flying) | A wedge of geese (flying) | |
geese | A gaggle of geese | |
geese | A skein of geese | |
geese | A flock of geese | |
geese | A nide of geese | |
gorillas | A band of gorillas | |
gorillas | A woop of gorillas | |
goshawks | A flight of goshawks | |
grapes | A bunch of (sour) grapes | |
grasshoppers | A cloud of grasshoppers | |
grasshoppers | A cluster of grasshoppers | |
grouse | A lek of grouse | Uncertain |
grouse | A covey of grouse | |
grouse | A pack of grouse | |
guillemots | A bazaar of guillemots | |
gulls | A colony of gulls | |
gulls | A screech of gulls | |
hackers | A cruft of hackers | |
hares | A down of hares | |
hares | A leap of hares | |
hares | A husk of hares | |
hares | A trip of hares | |
hares | A trace of hares | |
harpers | A melody of harpers | |
hawks | A kettle of hawks | |
hawks | A cast of hawks | |
hedgehogs | A prickle of hedgehogs | |
herons | A siege of herons | |
herrings | A glean of herrings | |
hippopotami | A bloat of hippopotami | Uncertain |
hippopotami | A crash of hippopotami | |
homework | A slew of homework | |
hoodlums | A gang of hoodlums | |
colts | A rag of colts | |
colts | A rake of colts | |
horsemen | A cavalcade of horsemen | |
horses | A harass of horses | |
horses | A stable of horses | |
horses | A team of horses | |
mares | A stud of mares | |
ponies | A string of ponies | |
racehorses | A field of racehorses | |
hounds | A pack of hounds | |
hounds | A mute of hounds | |
hounds | A cry of hounds | |
hummingbirds | A charm of hummingbirds | |
husbands | A multiply of husbands | |
hyenas | A clan of hyenas | |