colective names
THE COLLECTIVE NOUN FOR GROUPS OF THINGS.


Have you ever wondered what you call a particular group of birds or animals,
or things is, well look know further. Your contributions are always welcome.


An Ambush of Widows
A Barren of Mules
A Bevy of Quails
A Bevy of Roes
A Brace or Lease of Bucks
A Brood or Covey Grouse
A Brood of Chickens or Hens
A Building or Clamour of Rooks
A Bunch, Company or Knob of Wigeon ( in Water )
A Bunch, Knobb or spring of Teal
A Cast of Hawks
A Cete of Badgers
A Charm of Goldfinches
A Chattering of Choughs
A Clowder of Cats
A Colony of Gulls ( breeding )
A Covert of Coots
A Copvey of Partridges
A Cowardice of Curs
A Desert of Lapwings
A dropping of Sheldrakes
A Down or Husk of Hares
A Drove or Herd of Cattle ( kine )
An Exaltation of larks
A Fall of Woodcocks
A Field or String of Race Horses
A Flight of Wigeon ( in the air )
A Flight or Dule of Doves
A Flight of Swallows
A Flight of Dunlins
A Flight, Rush, Bunch or Knob of Pochards
A Flock or Flight of Pigeons
A flock of Sheep
A flock or Swifts
A flock or Gaggle of Geese
A Flock, congregation, flight, or Volery of Birds
A Gaggle of Geese ( on the ground )
A Gang of Elk
A Haras (stud ) of Horses
A Herd of Antelopes
A Herd of Buffaloes
A Herd, Sedge or Siege of Cranes
A Herd of Curlews
A Herd of Deer
A Herd of Giraffes
A Herd or Tribe of Goats
A Herd or Pod of Seals
A Herd or Bevy of Swans
A Herd of Ponies
A Herd of Swine
A Hill of Ruffs
A Host of Sparrows
A Kindle of Kittens
A Labour of Moles
A Leap of Leopards
A Litter of cubs
A Litter of Pups or Pigs
A Litter of Whelps
A Measure of Umpires
A Murmuration of Starlings
A Muster of Peacocks
A Nest of Rabbits
A Nye or Nide of Pheasants
A Pace or herd of Asses
A Pack of Grouse
A Pack Mute or Cry of Hounds
A Pack, Rout or Herd of Wolves
A Paddling of Ducks
A Plump, Sord or Sute of Wildfowl
A Pod of Whiting
A Pride or Troup of Lions
A Rag of Colts
A Richesse of Martens
A Run of Poultry
A School or Run of Whales
A School or Gam of Porpoises
A Sedge or Siege of Bitterns
A Sedge or Siege of Herons
A Schoal or Glean of Herrings
A Schoal, Draught, Haul, Run or Catch of Fish
A Shrewdness of Apes
A Skein of Geese ( in flight )
A Skulk of Foxes
A Sleuth of Bears
A Sord or Sute of Mallards
A Sounder of Boars
A Sounder or Dryftr of Swine
A Stand or Wing of Plovers
A Stud of Mares
A Swarm of Insects
A Swarm or Gist of Bees, or Flies
A Swarm or Cloud of Gnats
A Tok of Capercailzies
A Team of Ducks ( in flight )
A Troup of Kangaroos
A Troup of Monkeys
A Walk or Wisp of Snipe
A Watch of Nightingales
A Yoke, Drove,Team or Herd of Oxen