Rodents

What Animals Form a Horde?

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A horde of gerbils rushing toward a panicked farmer and his lettuce crop.

📖 Collective Noun Lookup What Animals Form a Horde? A word for a nomadic army camp, borrowed for two of the fastest-breeding pets on the planet. 💬 “Horde” is a collective noun for gerbils and hamsters — small rodents known for breeding fast and, in the wild, turning up in genuinely overwhelming numbers, which is … Read more

What Animals Form a Colony?

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A colony of beavers wearing construction hard hats planning the expansion of Dam Estates.

📖 Collective Noun Lookup What Animals Form a Colony? A word for Roman settlers, borrowed by eleven very different animals that all share one address. 💬 “Colony” is a collective noun for avocets, bats, beavers, frogs, gulls, ibises, lice, penguins, puffins, rats, and termites — a term for any group of animals living closely together … Read more