Welcome to the Collective Noun Index!
Have you ever wondered what animals form a murder? Sure, everyone knows “A Murder of Crows” but did you know that several others do as well? How about the classic flock? Or how about herd? You may be surprised to find out it’s a lot more than geese and cows! Check out the list below and explore a few of them. I’m positive you’re going to find at least a few that you didn’t already know. Also look at the bottom of each of the pages and you’ll find a fun quiz to take. Can you score 3 out of 3? Each page contains the answers hidden, but give it a try.
Explore popular collective nouns and see which animals share them.
- Band — Animals that form a Band
- Bevy — Animals that form a Bevy
- Bike — Animals that form a Bike
- Bind — Animals that form a Bind
- Brace — Animals that form a Brace
- Brood — Animals that form a Brood
- Bunch — Animals that form a Bunch
- Business — Animals that form a Business
- Caravan — Animals that form a Caravan
- Cast — Animals that form a Cast
- Charm — Animals that form a Charm
- Cloud — Animals that form a Cloud
- Clowder — Animals that form a Clowder
- Cluster — Animals that form a Cluster
- Colony — Animals that form a Colony
- Company — Animals that form a Company
- Congregation — Animals that form a Congregation
- Covey — Animals that form a Covey
- Crash — Animals that form a Crash
- Destruction — Animals that form a Destruction
- Dopping — Animals that form a Dopping
- Down — Animals that form a Down
- Drift — Animals that form a Drift
- Drove — Animals that form a Drove
- Fleet — Animals that form a Fleet
- Flight — Animals that form a Flight
- Flock — Animals that form a Flock
- Gam — Animals that form a Gam
- Gang — Animals that form a Gang
- Herd — Animals that form a Herd
- Horde — Animals that form a Horde
- Knob — Animals that form a Knob
- Litter — Animals that form a Litter
- Loveliness — Animals that form a Loveliness
- Mob — Animals that form a Mob
- Muster — Animals that form a Muster
- Nest — Animals that form a Nest
- Pack — Animals that form a Pack
- Parcel — Animals that form a Parcel
- Passel — Animals that form a Passel
- Prickle — Animals that form a Prickle
- Raft — Animals that form a Raft
- Richness — Animals that form a Richness
- Shoal — Animals that form a Shoal
- Troop — Animals that form a Troop
- Troup — Animals that form a Troup
- Wake — Animals that form a Wake
- Wedge — Animals that form a Wedge