A Clowder of Cats

Cartoon animals struggling to hold a heavy Placeholder Image sign while a bird prepares to land on top.

A group of cats is appropriately known as a clowder. What Does “A Clowder of Cats” Mean? “Clowder” is the most historically established collective noun for domestic cats, likely derived from “clodder” or “clutter,” old dialect words describing a clotted or clumped-together mass. It’s one of the few cat-related collective nouns with a reasonably traceable … Read more