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Collective Nouns
A collective noun is a word for a group of specific items, animals or people. For example, a group of ships is called a fleet, a group of cows is called a herd, a groupd of lions is called a pride, a group of baseball players is called a team, and a group of ants is called a colony. Some Collective Nouns:| List of Collective Nouns by Collective Noun | List of Collective Nouns by Noun |
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| armada of ships army of caterpillars, frogs, soldiers bank of circuits Batch of cookies battery of tests bed of clams, snakes belt of asteroids bevy of beauties bouquet of flowers brood of hens bundle of nerves bunch of grapes caravan of camels cete of badgers chain of islands clan of hyenas class of students cloud of gnats clowder of cats clutter of cats clutch of chicks, eggs company of actors colony of ants, bats, beavers, lepers, penguins congregation of plovers, worshippers corps of giraffes coven of witches crowd of onlookers culture of bacteria deck of cards den of Cub Scouts, snakes, thieves division of soldiers drove of cattle fleet of airplanes, ships flock of birds, sheep flight of swallows flotilla of ships forest of trees gaggle of geese galaxy of stars herd of antelope, buffalo, cattle, deer, zebra hive of bees host of sparrows knot of toads leap of leopards library of books litter of puppies, kittens lodge of beavers mob of kangaroos murder of crows nest of mice, snakes orchard of trees pack of dogs, hounds, wolves panel of experts parliament of owls pit of snakes platoon of soldiers pod of whales pride of lions, peacocks quiver of arrows range of mountains school of fish shrewdness of apes slate of candidates sloth of bears sounder of boars, pigs squad of players, soldiers stand of flamingoes, trees swarm of ants, bees, fkies team of horses, oxen, players thicket of trees tribe of monkeys, natives trip of goats troop of apes, of Cub Scouts, kangaroos troupe of actors, performers unit of soldiers wad of bills, money wealth of information yoke of oxen | actors - company, troupe airplanes - fleet ants - colony, swarm antelopes - herd apes - troop, shrewdness arrows - quiver asteroids - belt bacteria - culture bats - colony bears - sloth beauties - bevy beavers - colony, lodge bees - hive, swarm bills - wad birds - dissimulation, flock, volery boars - sounder books - library camels - caravan candidates - slate cards -deck caterpillars - army cattle - drove, herd, kine cats - clowder, cluster, ponce chicks - clutch circuits - bank cookies - batch crows - murder Cub Scouts - den, troop dogs - pack eggs - clutch experts - panel fish - school flamingoes - stand flowers - bouquet geese - gaggle giraffes - corps gnats - cloud goats - trip grapes - bunch hens - brood hounds - cry, pack hyenas - clan information - wealth islands - chain kangaroos - mob, troop kittens - litter lawyers - murder leopards - leap lepers - colony lions - pride monkeys - tribe, troop mountains - range nerves - bundle owls - parliament oxen - team, yoke puppies - litter ships - armada, fleet, flotilla snakes - bed, den, nest, pit soldiers - army, brigade, company, division, platoon, squad, unit sparrows - host, flight students - class tests - battery toads - knot trees - forest, grove, orchard, stand, thicket trucks - convoy turkeys - rafter vipers - nest whales - pods witches - coven wolves - pack worshippers - congregation zebras - herd |
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