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A Group of Hamsters

September 17, 2026 by Jesse Gaggle
A Group of Hamsters cartoon showing hamsters attending a support group meeting while a hamster leader discusses coping with wheels, hoarding, and snack addiction.

A group of hamsters is sometimes simply called, well, a group — since a more colorful term never quite stuck.

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A Colony of Hamsters

September 17, 2026 by Jesse Gaggle
A Colony of Hamsters cartoon showing a cutaway underground hamster community with food storage, a nursery, wheel-powered electricity, construction crews, a library, and snack areas.

A group of hamsters is sometimes called a colony, though hamsters rarely tolerate one in the wild.

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A Study of Owls

September 17, 2026 by Jesse Gaggle
A Study of Owls cartoon showing exhausted owl students studying together in a library at 3 a.m.

A group of owls is occasionally called a study, playing on their scholarly reputation.

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A Hoot of Owls

September 17, 2026 by Jesse Gaggle
A Hoot of Owls cartoon showing an owl comedian performing stand-up comedy for a laughing audience of owls at the Night Hoot Club.

A group of owls is playfully called a hoot, a nod to their signature call.

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A Bike of Ants

September 17, 2026 by Jesse Gaggle
A Bike of Ants cartoon showing a group of helmeted ants riding bicycles together along a winding countryside trail.

A group of ants is rarely called a bike, an archaic term shared with bees and hornets.

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A Swarm of Ants

September 17, 2026 by Jesse Gaggle
A Swarm of Ants cartoon showing a huge cloud of ants descending on a family picnic as the family and their dog flee in panic.

A group of ants is also called a swarm, especially during their annual mating flight.

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A Nest of Ants

September 17, 2026 by Jesse Gaggle
A Nest of Ants cartoon showing hungry ants sitting in a giant bird nest while another ant arrives carrying a large crumb.

A group of ants is also known as a nest.

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A Colony of Ants

September 17, 2026 by Jesse Gaggle
A Colony of Ants cartoon showing a cutaway underground ant colony with rooms for the queen, nursery, food storage, construction, security, catering, and clean-up crews.

A group of ants is also called a colony.

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An Army of Ants

September 17, 2026 by Jesse Gaggle
An Army of Ants cartoon showing a military-style ant force staging underground while an unsuspecting family enjoys a picnic above them.

A group of ants is most often called an army.

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What Is a Group of Armadillos Called?

September 17, 2026 by Jesse Gaggle
A Roll of Armadillos cartoon showing armadillos curled into balls and rolling uncontrollably down a steep grassy hill while other armadillos watch.

🦔 Mammals · Collective Nouns What Is a Group of Armadillos Called? A tumbling, armored name that only fully fits one branch of the family. 💬 A group of armadillos is called a roll — though the animal most people picture, the nine-banded armadillo, can’t actually roll into a ball at all.

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Collective Noun Totals

  • 🐸 Amphibians — 10 nouns, 2 animals
  • 🕷️ Arachnids — 6 nouns, 2 animals
  • 🐦 Birds — 381 nouns, 104 animals
  • 🦀 Crustaceans — 10 nouns, 8 animals
  • 🐠 Fish — 52 nouns, 22 animals
  • 🦋 Insects — 70 nouns, 20 animals
  • 🐘 Mammals — 317 nouns, 91 animals
  • 🐊 Reptiles — 30 nouns, 12 animals
  • 🐿️ Rodents — 20 nouns, 7 animals

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