Collective Nouns

Collective NounsA 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 NounList of Collective Nouns by Noun

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 oxenactors - 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

AnimalMaleFemaleBabyGroup of Animals

Alligatorbullcowhatchlingcongregation, pod (of young)

Alpacamalefemalecriaherd

Antelopebuckdoecalfherd

Apemalefemalebabyshrewdness

Armadillomalefemalepup-


Baboonmalefemaleinfanttroop, congress

Badgerboarsowkit, cubcete

Batmalefemalepupcolony

Bearboarsowcubsleuth, sloth

Beaver--pup, kittencolony


Beedronequeen, workerlarvahive, swarm (in flight), bike, drift, grist

Birdcockhenhatchling, chickdissimulation (small birds only), fleet, flight, flock, parcel, pod, volery

Bison, Buffalobullcowcalfgang, herd, obstinacy

Boarboarsowpiglet, shoat, farrowsingular, sounder


Butterflymalefemalecaterpillar, larva, pupa, chrysalisswarm, rabble (group of caterpillars is an army)

Camelbullcowcalfflock

Cattomcatqueenkittenclutter, clowder, litter (young born to one female), kindle (kittens)

Cattlebullcowcalf, dogie (a motherless calf)drift, drove, herd, mob


Cheetahmalefemalecubcoalition

Chickenroosterhenchick, pullet (young hen), cockrell (young rooster)flock, brood (of hens), clutch (of chicks), peep (of chicks)

Clam--larvabed

-Cockroach--nymphintrusion


-Codfish--codling, hake, sprag, spratschool

Coyotedogbitchpup, whelppack, rout

Crane--chickherd, sedge, siege

Crowcockhenchickmurder, muster


Deerbuck, stagdoefawnherd, mob

Dinosaurbullcowhatchling, juvenileherd (of plant-eaters), pack (of meat-eaters)

Dogdogbitchpuplitter (pups from one mother), pack (wild), kennel

Dolphinbullcowpup, calfherd, pod, school


Donkeyjack, jackassjennet, jennycolt, foaldrove, herd

Dovecockhensquab, chickdole, flight, piteousness

Duckdrakeduckducklingbadelynge, brace, bunch, flock, paddling, raft, team

Eagle--fledgling, eagletaerie, convocation


Eel--leptocephalus (larva), elver (juvenile)swarm

Elephantbullcowcalfherd, parade

-Elkbullcowcalfherd, gang

Emuchick, hatchlingmob

Falcontercel, terzelfalconchickcast

Ferrethobjillkitbusiness, fesynes


Fish--fry, fingerlingdraft, run, school, shoal

-Finchcockhenchickcharm

Flamingo--chickcolony, flamboyance, flurry, stand, regiment

Fly--maggotcloud, swarm

Foxreynard, dog, dog fox, or todvixenkit, cub, pupskulk, leash


Frog--tadpole, polliwog, froglet

army, knot

Gerbilbuckdoepuphorde

Giraffebulldoecalfherd, corps, tower, group

Gnatmalefemalelarvacloud, horde

Gnubullcowcalfherd


Goatbuck, billydoe, nannykid, billyherd, tribe, trip

Goosegandergoosegoslingflock, gaggle, skein (only while in flight), wedge (flying in a "V" formation)

Gorillamalefemaleinfantband

Grasshoppermalefemalenymphswarm


-Grousecovey

Guinea pigboarsowpupgroup

Gullcockhenchickcolony

Hamsterbuckdoepuphorde

Harebuckdoeleveretdown, husk, warren


Hawktiercelheneyasaerie, cast, kettle

Hedgehogboarsowpiglet, puparray

Heroncockhenchicksedge, siege

Hippopotamusbullcowcalfherd, bloat


Hornetmalefemalelarvanest

Hogboarsowshoat, farrowdrove, herd, litter (a group of young born to one mother)

Horsestallion, studmare, damfoal, colt (male), filly (female)stable, harras, herd, team (working horses), string or field (race horses)

Hounddogbitchpupcry, mute, pack


Humanmanwomanbaby, infant, toddlerclan (related), crowd, family (closely related), community, gang, mob, tribe, etc.

Hummingbirdcockhenchickcharm

Hyenamalefemalecubclan, cackle

Jaycockhenchickband, party


Jellyfish--ephynasmackm bloom, swarm

Kangaroobuck, boomer, jackdoe, flyer, jill, roojoeytroop, herd, mob

Koalamalefemalejoeyn/a

-Larkcockhenchickexaltation

Leopardleopardleopardesscubleap, prowl (some say it should be a spot of leopards)


Lionlionlionesscubpride

Llama--criaherd

-Locust---host, swarm

Louse (plural lice)malefemalenymphcolony, infestation, lice

-Magpiecockhenchicktiding, tribe, charm, gulp, flock, murder

Mallarddrakeduckducklingflush, sord


-Martenrichness

Molemalefemalepuplabor

Monkeymalefemaleinfanttroop, cartload

Moosebullcowcalfherd

Mosquitomalefemalelnymph, wriggler, tumblerswarm

Mousebuckdoepup, pinkie, kittenhorde, mischief

-Mulejohnmollyfoalbarren, pack, span


Nightingalecockhenchickwatch

Opossumjackjilljoey-

Ostrichcockhenchickflock

Ottermalefemalewhelp, pupfamily, raft, romp


Owl--owlet, fledglingparliament

Oxsteer, bullcowstot, calfdrove, herd, yoke

Oyster--spatbed

Pandaboarsowcub-


Parrotcockhenchickcompany, flock

Peafowlpeacockpeahenpeachickmuster, ostentation

Penguinmalefemalechickrookery

-Pheasantcockhenchickbrood (a family), nye (a large group)


Pigboarsowpiglet, shoat, farrowdrove, herd, litter (of pups), sounder

Pigeoncockhensquab, squeakerflock, kit

Platypus--puggle-

Porpoisebullcowcalfherd, pod, school


Prairie dogboarsowpupcoterie, town

Pronghornbuckdoefawnherd

Quailcockhenchickbevy, covey, drift

Rabbitbuckdoekitten, bunny, kitcolony, drove, leash, nest, trace, warren


Raccoonboarsowcubnursery, gaze

Ratbuckdoepup, pinkie, kittenhorde, mischief

Raven---congress, unkindness

Reindeerbullcowcalfherd

Rhinocerosbullcowcalfcrash


Sand Dollarmalefemalelarva, pluteus (free-swimming stage), juvenile (young urchin)-

Sealbullcowpupherd, pod, rookery, harem

Seastarmalefemalelarva, pluteus (free-swimming stage), juvenile (young urchin)-

Sea Urchinmalefemalelarva, pluteus (free-swimming stage), juvenile (young urchin)-

Servalmalefemalekitten-

Sharkbullfemalepupschool, shiver

Sheepbuck, ramewe, damlamb, lambkin, cossetdrift, drove, flock,herd, mob, trip


Skunk--kitsurfeit

SnakemalefemaleSnakelet, neonate (a newly-born snake), hatchling (a newly-hatched snake)bed, nest, pit

-snipe--wisp

-sparrow--host

Spidermalefemalespiderling-

Squidmalefemalehatchling, paralarva, larvashoal, squad

Squirrelbuckdoepup, kit, kittendray

-Swallow---flight

Swancobpencygnet, flapperbevy, game, herd, team, wedge (flying in a "V" formation)


-Termitemalefemalelarvaswarm (while flying), colony

Tigertigertigresscub, whelpambush, streak

Toadmalefemaletadpoleknot

-Troutfingerlinghoover

Turkeytom or gobbler (adult male),
jake (juvenile male)henpoultrafter


Turtlemalefemalehatchlingbale

Wallabyjackjilljoeymob

Walrusbullcowcub, pupherd, pod

Waspdronequeen (reproducing female), worker (non-reproducing female)larvacolony


Weaseldog, buck, Jack, hobbitch, doe, Jillkitgang

Whalebullcowcalfgam, grind, herd, pod, school

Wolfdogbitchpup, whelppack, rout

Wombatjackjilljoeymob


Woodpeckermalefemalechickdescent

-Wrencockjennychickflock, herd

Yakbullcowcalfherd

Yellow Jacketdronequeen (egg-laying female), worker (non-reproducing female)larvacolony

Zebrastallionmarecolt, foalherd, crossing


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