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List of Collective Nouns
This page provides a list of collective nouns.
Item Proper noun to useconies A bury of conieshogs A parcel of hogshogs A passel of hogsinformation A wealth of informationislands A chain of islandsislands An archipelago of islandsjays A party of jaysjays A band of jaysjellyfish A fluther of jellyfishjellyfish A smack of jellyfishjewels A cache of jewelsjugglers A neverthriving of jugglerskangaroos A mob of kangarooskangaroos A troop of kangarooskeys A ring of keyskittens (rabbits) A wrack of kittens (rabbits)knights A rout of knightsknights A banner of knightsladies A bevy of ladieslambs A fall of lambslapwings A desert of lapwingslapwings A deceit of lapwingslarks An ascension of larkslarks An exaltation of larksleopards A leap of leopardslepers A colony of leperslions A pride of lionslions A sowse of lionslions A sault of lionslocusts A plague of locustslorries A convoy of lorriesmagpies A tiding(s) of magpies
mallards A sord of mallardsmaps An atlas of mapsmartens A richness of martensmathematicians A number of mathematiciansmathematicians A set of mathematiciansmen A band of (merry) menmice A nest of micemice A mischief of micemoles A labour of molesmoles A company of molesmoles A movement of molesmoney A wad of moneymonitors A bank of monitorsmonkeys A tribe of monkeysmonkeys A mission of monkeysmosquitoes A scourge of mosquitoesmountains A range of mountainsmules A barren of mulesmules A Rake of mulesnatives A tribe of nativesnightingales A watch of nightingalesnouns A collective of nounsnuns A superfluity of nunsobjects A collection of objectsonlookers A crowd of onlookersowls A parliament of owlsowls A stare of owlsoxen A team of oxenoxen A yoke of oxenoxen A span of oxenoysters A bed of oystersparrots A company of parrotspartridges A covey of partridgespeacocks A pride of peacockspeacocks A muster of peacockspeacocks An ostentation of peacocks
pekinese A pomp of pekinesepenguins A creche of penguinspenguins A huddle of penguinspenguins A colony of penguinsperformers A troupe of performerspheasants A covey of pheasantspheasants A nye of pheasantspheasants A bouquet of pheasantsphilosophers A ponder of philosopherspigeons A loft of pigeonspiglets A farrow of pigletspiglets A litter of pigletspigs A drove of pigspigs A herd of pigspigs A sounder of pigspistols A brace of pistolsplovers A congregation of ploverspolecats A chine of polecatspreachers A converting of preachersprose An anthology of prosequail A covey of quailquail A bevy of quailrabbits A colony of rabbitsrabbits A bury of rabbitsrabbits A nest of rabbitsraccoons A gaze of raccoonsrats A pack of ratsrats A colony of ratsrats A swarm of ratsrats A rabble of ratsravens An unkindness of ravensravens A conspiracy of ravensrebuttals A quiver of rebuttalsrhinoceroses A crash of rhinocerosesrooks A building of rooksrooks A clamour of rooks
ruffs A hill of ruffssailors A crew of sailorssalmon A run of salmonsalmon A bind of salmonsandpipers A fling of sandpipersScots A disworship of Scotssea fowl A cloud of sea fowlseagulls A flock of seagullsseals A spring of sealsseals A pod of sealssenators A house of senatorssheep A flock of sheepsheep A trip of sheepsheldrakes A doading of sheldrakesships A flotilla of shipsships A fleet of shipsships An armada of shipssnails A rout of snailssnakes A den of snakessnakes A bed of snakessnakes A pit of snakessnakes A nest of snakessnakes A slither of snakessnipe A walk of snipesnipe A wisp of snipesoldiers A company of soldierssoldiers A brigade of soldierssoldiers A squad of soldierssoldiers A platoon of soldierssoldiers A division of soldierssparrows A ubiquity of sparrowssparrows A quarrel of sparrowssparrows A host of sparrowsspiders A clutter of spidersspiders A cluster of spiderssquirrels A dray of squirrels
stairs A flight of stairsstarlings A murmuration of starlingsstars A galaxy of starssticks A fagot of sticksstorks A muster of storksstudents A class of studentssubmarines A pack of submarinesswallows A flight of swallowsswans A bevy of swansswans A bank of swansswans (flying) A wedge of swans (flying)swine A sounder of swineswine A drift of swinetasks An agenda of tasksteal A spring of tealteal A diving of tealtennis games A set of tennis gamestests A battery of teststhieves A den of thievesthings A bunch of thingsthrushes A mutation of thrushestigers A streak of tigerstigers An ambush of tigerstoads A knot of toadstourists A flock of touriststrash A heap of trashtrees A grove of treestrees A thicket of treestrees A stand of treestroops A parel of troopstrout A hover of trouttrucks A convoy of trucksturkeys A rafter of turkeysturkeys A raffle of turkeysturtledoves A pitying of turtledovesturtles A turn of turtles
turtles A dule of turtlesturtles A bale of turtlesunicorns A blessing of unicornsvicaries (vicars) A prudence of vicaries (vicars)vipers A nest of viperswagers A book of wagerswalruses A herd of walruseswalruses An ugly of walruseswaterfowl A plump of waterfowlweasels A sneak of weaselswhales A school of whaleswhales A herd of whaleswhales A pod of whaleswhales A gam of whaleswidgeon A coil of widgeonwikipedians A page of wikipedianswinnings A purse of winningswitches A coven of witcheswolves A pack of wolveswolves A rout of wolveswoodpeckers A descent of woodpeckersworshipers A congregation of worshipersyeomen A fellowship of yeomenyoung oysters A set of young oysterszebra A zeal of zebrazebra A herd of zebra
Listed by terms
Term Refers to Exampleagenda tasks An agenda of tasksambush tigers An ambush of tigersanthology prose An anthology of prosearchipelago islands An archipelago of islandsarmada ships An armada of ships
ascension larks An ascension of larksatlas maps An atlas of mapsbale turtles A bale of turtlesband jays A band of jaysband men A band of (merry) menbank monitors A bank of monitorsbank swans A bank of swansbanner knights A banner of knightsbarren mules A barren of mulesbattery tests A battery of testsbed oysters A bed of oystersbed snakes A bed of snakesbevy ladies A bevy of ladiesbevy quail A bevy of quailbevy swans A bevy of swansbind salmon A bind of salmonblessing unicorns A blessing of unicornsbook wagers A book of wagersbouquet pheasants A bouquet of pheasantsbrace pistols A brace of pistolsbrigade soldiers A brigade of soldiersbuilding rooks A building of rooksbunch things A bunch of thingsbury conies A bury of coniesbury rabbits A bury of rabbitscache jewels A cache of jewelschain islands A chain of islandschine polecats A chine of polecatsclamour rooks A clamour of rooksclass students A class of studentscloud sea fowl A cloud of sea fowlcluster spiders A cluster of spidersclutter spiders A clutter of spiderscoil widgeon A coil of widgeoncollection objects A collection of objectscollective nouns A collective of nouns
colony lepers A colony of leperscolony penguins A colony of penguinscolony rabbits A colony of rabbitscolony rats A colony of ratscompany moles A company of molescompany parrots A company of parrotscompany soldiers A company of soldierscongregation plovers A congregation of ploverscongregation worshipers A congregation of worshipersconspiracy ravens A conspiracy of ravensconverting preachers A converting of preachersconvoy lorries A convoy of lorriesconvoy trucks A convoy of truckscoven witches A coven of witchescovey partridges A covey of partridgescovey pheasants A covey of pheasantscovey quail A covey of quailcrash rhinoceroses A crash of rhinocerosescreche penguins A creche of penguinscrew sailors A crew of sailorscrowd onlookers A crowd of onlookersdeceit lapwings A deceit of lapwingsden snakes A den of snakesden thieves A den of thievesdescent woodpeckers A descent of woodpeckersdesert lapwings A desert of lapwingsdisworship Scots A disworship of Scotsdiving teal A diving of tealdivision soldiers A division of soldiersdoading sheldrakes A doading of sheldrakesdray squirrels A dray of squirrelsdrift swine A drift of swinedrove pigs A drove of pigsdule turtles A dule of turtlesexaltation larks An exaltation of larksfagot sticks A fagot of sticks
fall lambs A fall of lambsfarrow piglets A farrow of pigletsfellowship yeomen A fellowship of yeomenfleet ships A fleet of shipsflight stairs A flight of stairsflight swallows A flight of swallowsfling sandpipers A fling of sandpipersflock seagulls A flock of seagullsflock sheep A flock of sheepflock tourists A flock of touristsflotilla ships A flotilla of shipsfluther jellyfish A fluther of jellyfishgalaxy stars A galaxy of starsgam whales A gam of whalesgaze raccoons A gaze of raccoonsgrove trees A grove of treesheap trash A heap of trashherd pigs A herd of pigsherd walruses A herd of walrusesherd whales A herd of whalesherd zebra A herd of zebrahill ruffs A hill of ruffshost sparrows A host of sparrowshouse senators A house of senatorshover trout A hover of trouthuddle penguins A huddle of penguinsknot toads A knot of toadslabour moles A labour of molesleap leopards A leap of leopardslitter piglets A litter of pigletsloft pigeons A loft of pigeonsmischief mice A mischief of micemission monkeys A mission of monkeysmob kangaroos A mob of kangaroosmovement moles A movement of molesmurmuration starlings A murmuration of starlings
muster peacocks A muster of peacocksmuster storks A muster of storksmutation thrushes A mutation of thrushesnest mice A nest of micenest rabbits A nest of rabbitsnest snakes A nest of snakesnest vipers A nest of vipersneverthriving jugglers A neverthriving of jugglersnumber mathematicians A number of mathematiciansnye pheasants A nye of pheasantsostentation peacocks An ostentation of peacockspack rats A pack of ratspack submarines A pack of submarinespack wolves A pack of wolvespage wikipedians A page of wikipediansparcel hogs A parcel of hogsparel troops A parel of troopsparliament owls A parliament of owlsparty jays A party of jayspassel hogs A passel of hogspit snakes A pit of snakespitying turtledoves A pitying of turtledovesplague locusts A plague of locustsplatoon soldiers A platoon of soldiersplump waterfowl A plump of waterfowlpod seals A pod of sealspod whales A pod of whalespomp pekinese A pomp of pekineseponder philosophers A ponder of philosopherspride lions A pride of lionspride peacocks A pride of peacocksprudence vicaries (vicars) A prudence of vicaries (vicars)purse winnings A purse of winningsquarrel sparrows A quarrel of sparrowsquiver rebuttals A quiver of rebuttalsrabble rats A rabble of rats
raffle turkeys A raffle of turkeysrafter turkeys A rafter of turkeysRake mules A Rake of mulesrange mountains A range of mountainsrichness martens A richness of martensring keys A ring of keysrout knights A rout of knightsrout snails A rout of snailsrout wolves A rout of wolvesrun salmon A run of salmonsault lions A sault of lionsschool whales A school of whalesscourge mosquitoes A scourge of mosquitoesset mathematicians A set of mathematiciansset tennis games A set of tennis gamesset young oysters A set of young oystersslither snakes A slither of snakessmack jellyfish A smack of jellyfishsneak weasels A sneak of weaselssord mallards A sord of mallardssounder pigs A sounder of pigssounder swine A sounder of swinesowse lions A sowse of lionsspan oxen A span of oxenspring seals A spring of sealsspring teal A spring of tealsquad soldiers A squad of soldiersstand trees A stand of treesstare owls A stare of owlsstreak tigers A streak of tigerssuperfluity nuns A superfluity of nunsswarm rats A swarm of ratsteam oxen A team of oxenthicket trees A thicket of treestiding(s) magpies A tiding(s) of magpiestribe monkeys A tribe of monkeys
tribe natives A tribe of nativestrip sheep A trip of sheeptroop kangaroos A troop of kangaroostroupe performers A troupe of performersturn turtles A turn of turtlesubiquity sparrows A ubiquity of sparrowsugly walruses An ugly of walrusesunkindness ravens An unkindness of ravenswad money A wad of moneywalk snipe A walk of snipewatch nightingales A watch of nightingaleswealth information A wealth of informationwedge swans (flying) A wedge of swans (flying)wisp snipe A wisp of snipewrack kittens (rabbits) A wrack of kittens (rabbits)yoke oxen A yoke of oxenzeal zebra A zeal of zebra