Collective Nouns
A Drove of Horses
A group of horses is appropriately known as a drove. What Does “A Drove of Horses” Mean? Like “drove of cattle” and “drove of goats,” “drove of horses” comes from the traditional practice of droving, moving livestock on foot over land, often significant distances, to market or new grazing ground. Horse droving was a genuine … Read more
A Troup of Shrimp
What Does “A Troup of Shrimp” Mean? “Troup” (a variant spelling of “troupe”) is the collective noun most commonly used for a group of shrimp, and it borrows its imagery from the stage rather than the sea. A troupe, in the everyday sense, is a company of performers moving and working together — and a … Read more
A Chorus of Frogs
“Chorus” is one of the more solidly documented collective nouns on this site, borrowed directly from actual scientific terminology. Herpetologists use “chorusing” as the standard term for the coordinated calling behavior of male frogs during breeding season, when dozens or even hundreds of males gather at a pond or wetland and call simultaneously to attract … Read more