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| Animal | Collective Noun | Collective Term |
|---|---|---|
| Aardvarks | Armoury | An Armoury of Aardvarks |
| Adders | Sum | A Sum of Adders |
| Albatrosses | Rookery | A Rookery of Albatrosses |
| Albatrosses | Weight | A Weight of Albatrosses |
| Alligators | Congregation | A Congregation of Alligators |
| Alligators | Raft | A Raft of Alligators |
| Antelope | Cluster | A Cluster of Antelope |
| Antelope | Herd | A Herd of Antelope |
| Antelope | Tribe | A Tribe of Antelope |
| Ants | Army | An Army of Ants |
| Ants | Bike | A Bike of Ants |
| Ants | Colony | A Colony of Ants |
| Ants | Nest | A Nest of Ants |
| Ants | Soviet | A Soviet of Ants |
| Ants | Swarm | A Swarm of Ants |
| Apes | 2 | A 2 of Apes |
| Apes | Shrewdness | A Shrewdness of Apes |
| Apes | Troop | A Troop of Apes |
| Auks | Colony | A Colony of Auks |
| Auks | Flock | A Flock of Auks |
| Auks | Raft | A Raft of Auks |
| Avocets | Colony | A Colony of Avocets |
| Baboons | Congress | A Congress of Baboons |
| Baboons | Flange | A Flange of Baboons |
| Baboons | Rumpus | A Rumpus of Baboons |
| Baboons | Tribe | A Tribe of Baboons |
| Baboons | Troop | A Troop of Baboons |
| Baboons | Troupe | A Troupe of Baboons |
| Badgers | 3] clan | A 3] clan of Badgers |
| Badgers | Cete | A Cete of Badgers |
| Badgers | Colony | A Colony of Badgers |
| Barracuda | Battery | A Battery of Barracuda |
| Bass | Fleet | A Fleet of Bass |
| Bass | Shoal | A Shoal of Bass |
| Bats | Cauldron | A Cauldron of Bats |
| Bats | Cloud | A Cloud of Bats |
| Bats | Colony | A Colony of Bats |
| Bears | 4 | A 4 of Bears |
| Bears | Maul | A Maul of Bears |
| Bears | Pack | A Pack of Bears |
| Bears | Sleuth | A Sleuth of Bears |
| Bears | Sloth | A Sloth of Bears |
| Beavers | Colony | A Colony of Beavers |
| Beavers | Family | A Family of Beavers |
| Beavers | Lodge | A Lodge of Beavers |
| Bees | Bike | A Bike of Bees |
| Bees | Bike cast | A Bike cast of Bees |
| Bees | Byke | A Byke of Bees |
| Bees | Cast (secondary swarm | A Cast (secondary swarm of Bees |
| Bees | Cluster | A Cluster of Bees |
| Bees | Colony | A Colony of Bees |
| Bees | Commonwealth | A Commonwealth of Bees |
| Bees | Drift | A Drift of Bees |
| Bees | Erst | An Erst of Bees |
| Bees | Flight | A Flight of Bees |
| Bees | Game | A Game of Bees |
| Bees | Grist | A Grist of Bees |
| Bees | Hive | A Hive of Bees |
| Bees | Hum | A Hum of Bees |
| Bees | Rabble | A Rabble of Bees |
| Bees | Stand | A Stand of Bees |
| Bees | Swarm | A Swarm of Bees |
| Bison | Gang | A Gang of Bison |
| Bison | Herd | A Herd of Bison |
| Bitterns | Pretence | A Pretence of Bitterns |
| Bitterns | Sedge | A Sedge of Bitterns |
| Bitterns | Siege | A Siege of Bitterns |
| Blackbirds | Cloud | A Cloud of Blackbirds |
| Blackbirds | Flock | A Flock of Blackbirds |
| Blackbirds | Grind | A Grind of Blackbirds |
| Blackbirds | Merl | A Merl of Blackbirds |
| Boars | Drift (herded | A Drift (herded of Boars |
| Boars | Herd | A Herd of Boars |
| Boars | Singular | A Singular of Boars |
| Boars | Singularity | A Singularity of Boars |
| Boars | Sounder | A Sounder of Boars |
| Boars, wild | Sounder[5 | A Sounder[5 of Boars, wild |
| Buffalo | Gang | A Gang of Buffalo |
| Buffalo | Herd | A Herd of Buffalo |
| Buffalo | Obstinacy | An Obstinacy of Buffalo |
| Bustards | Flock | A Flock of Bustards |
| Bustards | Wake | A Wake of Bustards |
| Butterflies | Flight | A Flight of Butterflies |
| Butterflies | Flutter | A Flutter of Butterflies |
| Butterflies | Kaleidoscope | A Kaleidoscope of Butterflies |
| Butterflies | Rabble | A Rabble of Butterflies |
| Butterflies | Rainbow | A Rainbow of Butterflies |
| Butterflies | School fish | A School fish of Butterflies |
| Butterflies | Swarm | A Swarm of Butterflies |
| Butterflies | Wing | A Wing of Butterflies |
| Butterfly fish | School | A School of Butterfly fish |
| Buzzards | Kettle | A Kettle of Buzzards |
| Buzzards | Pack | A Pack of Buzzards |
| Buzzards | Wake | A Wake of Buzzards |
| Camels | Caravan | A Caravan of Camels |
| Camels | Flock | A Flock of Camels |
| Camels | Herd | A Herd of Camels |
| Camels | Scorn | A Scorn of Camels |
| Camels | Train | A Train of Camels |
| Cat houses | Mews | A Mews of Cat houses |
| Caterpillars | Army | An Army of Caterpillars |
| Cats | 6] cluster | A 6] cluster of Cats |
| Cats | Clowder | A Clowder of Cats |
| Cats | Clutter | A Clutter of Cats |
| Cats | Destruction (wild cats | A Destruction (wild cats of Cats |
| Cats | Dout | A Dout of Cats |
| Cats | Dowt | A Dowt of Cats |
| Cats | Glaring | A Glaring of Cats |
| Cats | Kindle | A Kindle of Cats |
| Cats | Litter | A Litter of Cats |
| Cats | Nuisance (house cats | A Nuisance (house cats of Cats |
| Cats | Pounce | A Pounce of Cats |
| Cats and dogs | Dogs | A Dogs of Cats and dogs |
| Cats and dogs | Rain | A Rain of Cats and dogs |
| Cattle | Drift | A Drift of Cattle |
| Cattle | Drove | A Drove of Cattle |
| Cattle | Fold | A Fold of Cattle |
| Cattle | Herd | A Herd of Cattle |
| Cattle | Kine | A Kine of Cattle |
| Cattle | Mob | A Mob of Cattle |
| Cattle | Team | A Team of Cattle |
| Cattle, two | Yoke | A Yoke of Cattle, two |
| Cheetahs | Coalition | A Coalition of Cheetahs |
| Chickens | Brood | A Brood of Chickens |
| Chickens | Chattering | A Chattering of Chickens |
| Chickens | Cletch | A Cletch of Chickens |
| Chickens | Clutch | A Clutch of Chickens |
| Chickens | Flock | A Flock of Chickens |
| Chickens | Peep | A Peep of Chickens |
| Cobras | Quiver | A Quiver of Cobras |
| Cock-turkeys | Posse | A Posse of Cock-turkeys |
| Cockatoos | Chattering | A Chattering of Cockatoos |
| Cockatoos | Clattering | A Clattering of Cockatoos |
| Cockatoos | Cluttering | A Cluttering of Cockatoos |
| Cockatoos | Crackle | A Crackle of Cockatoos |
| Cockatoos | Family | A Family of Cockatoos |
| Cod | Lap | A Lap of Cod |
| Cod | School | A School of Cod |
| Cormorants | Flight | A Flight of Cormorants |
| Cormorants | Gulp | A Gulp of Cormorants |
| Coyotes | Band | A Band of Coyotes |
| Coyotes | Pack | A Pack of Coyotes |
| Coyotes | Rout | A Rout of Coyotes |
| Coyotes | Run | A Run of Coyotes |
| Cranes | Flock | A Flock of Cranes |
| Cranes | Herd | A Herd of Cranes |
| Cranes | Sedge | A Sedge of Cranes |
| Cranes | Siege | A Siege of Cranes |
| Crickets | Orchestra | An Orchestra of Crickets |
| Crocodiles | Bask | A Bask of Crocodiles |
| Crocodiles | Congregation | A Congregation of Crocodiles |
| Crocodiles | Float | A Float of Crocodiles |
| Crocodiles | Nest | A Nest of Crocodiles |
| Crows | Caucus | A Caucus of Crows |
| Crows | Cauldron | A Cauldron of Crows |
| Crows | Congress | A Congress of Crows |
| Crows | Cowardice | A Cowardice of Crows |
| Crows | Hover | A Hover of Crows |
| Crows | Murder | A Murder of Crows |
| Crows | Muster | A Muster of Crows |
| Crows | Parcel | A Parcel of Crows |
| Crows | Storytelling | A Storytelling of Crows |
| Curlews | Buff | A Buff of Curlews |
| Curlews | Head | A Head of Curlews |
| Curlews | Herd | A Herd of Curlews |
| Curlews | Salon | A Salon of Curlews |
| Curlews | Skein | A Skein of Curlews |
| Curlews | Wedge | A Wedge of Curlews |
| Deer | Bunch | A Bunch of Deer |
| Deer | Herd | A Herd of Deer |
| Deer | Leash | A Leash of Deer |
| Deer | Mob | A Mob of Deer |
| Deer | Parcel | A Parcel of Deer |
| Deer | Rangale | A Rangale of Deer |
| Deer, roe | Bevy | A Bevy of Deer, roe |
| Deer, two/three | Brace (2 | A Brace (2 of Deer, two/three |
| Deer, two/three | Leash (3 | A Leash (3 of Deer, two/three |
| Dogs | Cry | A Cry of Dogs |
| Dogs | Kennel | A Kennel of Dogs |
| Dogs | Litter (puppies | A Litter (puppies of Dogs |
| Dogs | Pack[7 | A Pack[7 of Dogs |
| Dogs, two/three | Brace (2 | A Brace (2 of Dogs, two/three |
| Dogs, two/three | Leash (3 | A Leash (3 of Dogs, two/three |
| Donkeys | Drove | A Drove of Donkeys |
| Donkeys | Herd | A Herd of Donkeys |
| Donkeys | Pace | A Pace of Donkeys |
| Doves | Bevy | A Bevy of Doves |
| Doves | Cote | A Cote of Doves |
| Doves | Dole | A Dole of Doves |
| Doves | Dule | A Dule of Doves |
| Doves | Exaltation | An Exaltation of Doves |
| Doves | Flight | A Flight of Doves |
| Doves | Piteousness | A Piteousness of Doves |
| Doves | Pitying | A Pitying of Doves |
| Doves | Prettying | A Prettying of Doves |
| Ducks | Brace | A Brace of Ducks |
| Ducks | Bunch | A Bunch of Ducks |
| Ducks | Fleet (ducklings | A Fleet (ducklings of Ducks |
| Ducks | Flock | A Flock of Ducks |
| Ducks | Flush | A Flush of Ducks |
Last updated: Sep 18, 2025