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Antelope: A herd of antelope Ant: A colony or an army of ants Ape: A shrewdness of apes Baboons: A troop of baboons Bacteria: A culture of bacteria Badger: A cete of badgers Bass: A shoal of bass Bear: A sleuth or sloth of bears Beaver: A colony of beavers Bee: A swarm, grist or hive of bees Bird: A flock, flight, congregation or volery of birds Boar: A sounder of boars Buffalo: A herd of buffalo Buck: A brace or clash of bucks Caterpillar: An army of caterpillars Cat: A clowder or clutter of cats Cattle: A herd or drove of cattle Chicken: A brood or peep of chickens Chicks: A clutch or chattering of chicks Clam: A bed of clams Cobra: A quiver of cobras Colt: A rag of colts Cow: A kine of cows (twelve cows are a flink) Coyote: A band of coyote Crane: A sedge or siege of cranes Crocodile: A float of crocodiles Crow: A murder of crows Cub: A litter of cubs Deer: A herd of deer Dog: A pack of dogs Donkey: A herd or pace of asses Dove: A dule of doves Duck: A brace, paddling or team of ducks Eagle: A convocation of eagles Elephant: A herd of elephants Elk: A gang of elks Emus: A mob of emus Ferret: A business or fesnyng of ferrets Finches: A charm of finches Fish: A school, shoal, run, haul, catch of fish Fly: A swarm, hatch, or business of flies Fox: A skulk or leash of foxes Frog: An army or colony of frogs Geese: A flock, gaggle or skein (in flight) of geese Gnat: A cloud or horde of gnats Goat: A herd, tribe or trip goats Goldfinch: A charm of goldfinches Goldfish: A troubling of goldfish Gorilla: A band of gorillas Grasshopper: A cloud of grasshoppers Greyhound: A leash of greyhounds Hare: A down or husk of hares Hawk: A cast or kettle of hawks Hen: A brood of hens Heron: A hedge or scattering of herons Hog: A drift, or parcel of hogs Horse: A team, pair or harras of horses Hound: A pack, mute or cry of hounds Jellyfish: A smuck or brood of jellyfish Kangaroo: A troop or mob of kangaroos Kitten: A kindle or litter of kittens Lark: An ascension or exaltation of larks Leopard: A leap (leep) of leopards Lice: A flock of lice Lion: A pride of lions Locust: A plague or cloud of locusts Magpie: A tiding or tittering of magpies Mallard: A sord of mallards Mare: A stud of mares Marten: A richness of martens Minnow: A steam of minnows Mole: A labor or movement of moles Monkey: A troop or cartload of monkeys Mule: A barren or span of mules Nightingale: A watch of nightingales Owls: A parliament of owls Oxen: A yoke, drove, team or herd of oxen Oyster: A bed of oysters Parrot: A company of parrots Partridge: A covey of partridges Peacock: A muster or ostentation of peacocks Peep: A litter of peeps Penguin: A colony of penguins Pheasant: A nest, nide (nye) or bouquet of pheasants Pigeon: A flock or flight of pigeons Pig: A litter of pigs Plover: A wing or congregation of plovers Pony: A string of ponies Porpoise: A pod of porpoises Quail: A covey or bevy of quail Rabbit: A nest of rabbits Raccoon: A gaze of raccoons Rat: A pack or swarm of rats Rattlesnake: A rhumba of rattlesnakes Raven: An unkindness of ravens Rhino: A crash or herd of rhinos Roebuck: A bevy of roebucks Rook: A building or clamour of rooks Sardine: A family of sardines Shark: A shiver of sharks Seal: A herd or pod of seals Sheep: A drove or flock of sheep Snake: A nest or knot of snakes Snipe: A walk or wisp of snipe Sparrow: A host of sparrows Squirrel: A dray of squirrels Starling: A murmuration of starlings Stork: A mustering of storks Swallow: A flight of swallows Swan: A bevy, herd, lamentation or wedge of swans Swift: A flock of swifts Swine: A sounder or drift of swine Teal: A spring of teals Toad: A knot or knab of toads Trout: A hover of trout Turkey: A rafter of turkeys Turtle dove: A pitying or dule of turtle doves Turtle: A bale of turtles Viper: A nest of vipers Walrus: A pod of walrus Wasp: A pledge of wasps Weasel: A pack of weasels Whale: A school, gam or pod of whales Wolf: A pack or route of wolves Woodcock: A fall of woodcocks Woodpecker: A descent of woodpeckers |
