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This is a collection of collective nouns
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A

A faculty of academics

A balance of accountants

A troupe of acrobats

A company of actors
a cast of actors

A flight of airplanes
a squadron of aeroplanes

A bevvy of alcoholics

A bench of aldermen

A corps of anatomists

A host of angels
a chorus of angels

A company of angel fish

A herd of antelopes
a tribe of antelopes

An army of ants
a swarm of ants
a colony of ants

A shrewdness of apes
a troop of apes

A stand of arms

A sheaf of arrows
a quiver of arrows

A conflagration of arsonists

A park of artillery

A troupe of artistes

A bundle of asparagus

A pace of asses
a herd of asses
a drove of asses

A belt of asteroids

A team of athletes

A raft of auks
a colony of auks

A colony of avocets

B

A flange of baboons
a troop of baboons
a congress of baboons

A culture of bacteria

A cete of badgers

A poverty of pipers

A festival of balloons

A hand of bananas
a bunch of bananas

A babble of barbers

a chorus of barbers

A promise of barmen

A thought of barons

A battery of barracuda

A shoal of bass
a fleet of bass

A shower of bastards

A colony of bats
a cloud of bats

A grove of bayonets

A nest of beakers

A squad of beaters

A hill of beans

A sleuth of bears
a sloth of bears

A bevy of beauties

A colony of beavers
a lodge of beavers

A swarm of bees
a grist of bees
a hive of bees

A kneading of bakers

A peal of bells
a change of bells

A wad of bills

A flock of birds
a flight of birds
a congregation of birds
a volery of birds
a dissimulation of birds

A bench of bishops

A herd of bison

A sedge of bitterns
a siege of bitterns

A sute of bloodhounds

A sounder of boars
a singular of boars
a drift of boars (herded)

A flotilla of boats
a fleet of boats

A cluster of bombs

An audit of bookkeepers

A library of books
a pile of books

A set of bowls

A blush of boys
a rascal of boys

A troop of boy scouts

A batch of bread

A feast of brewers
A shout of brigadiers

A pack of Brownies

A race of bucks
a leash of bucks

A herd of buffaloes
an obstinacy of buffaloes

A bellowing of bullfinches

A drove of bullocks

A shuffle of bureaucrats

A flock of bustards

A goring of butchers

A draught of butlers

A kaleidoscope of butterflies
a rabble of butterflies
a swarm of butterfles
a rainbow of butterflies

A school of butterfly fish

A wake of buzzards

C

x

A caravan of camels
a flock of camels

A slate of candidates

A chapter of canons
a dignity of canons

A tok of capercaillies

A company of capitalists
a syndicate of capitalists

A mews of capons

A pack of cards
a deck of cards
a hand of cards

A herd of caribou

A fleet of cars
a park of cars

An army of caterpillars

A clowder of cats
a cluster of cats
a glaring of cats
a destruction of cats (feral)

A herd of cattle
a drove of cattle
a yoke of cattle (two)
a kine of cattle
a fold of Highland cattle

A herd of chamois

A coalition of cheetahs

A brood of chickens
a peep of chickens
a clutch of chicks
a chattering of chicks

A cartload of chimpanzees

A herd of chinchillas

A chattering of choughs
a clattering of choughs

A congregation of churchgoers

A bank of circuits

A bed of clams

A gathering of clans

An assembly of clergy
an abomination of clergy

A school of clerks

A cutting of cobblers

A quiver of cobras

A bed of cockles

A intrusion of cockroaches

A school of cod

A roll of coins
a rouleau of coins

A catch of collective nouns

A rag of colts
a rake of colts

An unease of compromises

A cluster of computers
a network of computers

A bury of conies

A hastiness of cooks

A covert of coots
a cover of coots
a raft of coots

A flight of cormorants

A sheaf of corn

A galaxy of cosmologists

An intrigue of councillors

A threatening of courtiers

A herd of cows
a flink of cows

A band of coyotes
a pack of coyotes

A sedge of cranes
a herd of cranes
a siege of cranes

An eleven of cricketers
A shrivel of critics

A bask of crocodiles
a congregation of crocodiles
a float of crocodiles
a nest of crocodiles

A murder of crows
a hover of crows
a storytelling of crows

A litter of cubs

A head of curlews

A cowardice of curs

D

A troop of dancers

A decorum of deans
a decanter of deans

A herd of deer

A brace of dentists

A herd of dinosaurs

A board of directors

A confab of doctors

A dossier of documents

A troop of dogfish

A pack of dogs
a cry of dogs
a kennel of dogs
a litter of dogs (puppies)

A pod of dolphins
a school of dolphins

A herd of donkeys
a drove of donkeys
a pace of donkeys

An obstruction of dons

A trip of dotterels

A dole of doves
a dule of doves
a flight of doves
a piteousness of doves
a pitying of doves
a prettying of doves

A flight of dragons
a weyr of dragons
a wing of dragons

A chest of drawers

A fleet of ducklings

A brace of ducks (a pair)
a dopping of ducks (diving)
a plump of ducks (flying)
a paddling of ducks (on water)
a flush of ducks (brood)
a team of ducks (in flight)

A fling of dunlins

E

A convocation of eagles

A clashing of economists

A bind of eels
a swarm of eels

x

A clutch of eggs
a setting of eggs
a nest of eggs

A herd of elephants
a parade of elephants

A grid of electricians

A gang of elks

A staff of employees

A mob of emus

A panel of experts

F

x

A cast of falcons

A fesnyng of ferrets
a cast of ferrets
a business of ferrets

A charm of finches
a trembing of finches
a trimming of finches

A bundle of firewood

A shoal of fish
a run of fish
a haul of fish
a draught of fish
a catch of fish
a school of fish

x

An exaggeration of fishermen

A stand of flamingoes

A swarm of flies
a business of flies

A boll of flour

A caste of flower-pots

A bouquet of flowers
a bunch of flowers
a nosegay of flowers

A glide of flying fish

An eleven of footballers
a team of footballers
a fifteen of footballers

A stalk of foresters

A roost of fowls

A skulk of foxes
a lead of foxes
a leash of foxes

A skulk of friars

An army of frogs
a knot of frogs

A colony of fungi

G

x

A bag of game

A talent of gamblers

A skein of geese (in flight)
a gaggle of geese (on the ground)
a wedge of geese (flying)

A horde of gerbils

A phantasmagoria of ghosts

A herd of giraffes
a tower of giraffes
a journey of giraffes

A company of girl guides

A giggle of girls

A cloud of gnats
a swarm of gnats

An implausibility of gnus
a herd of gnus

A tribe of goats
a herd of goats
a flock of goats
a trip of goats

A pantheon of gods

A charm of goldfinches
a drum of goldfinches
a troubling of goldfinches
a chattering of goldfinches

A glint of goldfish

A set of golf clubs

A dopping of goosanders

A band of gorillas
a whoop of gorillas

A flight of goshawks

A skein of goslings

A galaxy of governesses

A wisdom of grandparents

A bunch of grapes
a cluster of grapes

A tuft of grass

A cloud of grasshoppers
a cluster of grasshoppers

A leash of greyhounds

A covey of grouse
a brood of grouse (single family)
a pack of grouse (large group)

A bazaar of guillemots

A group of guinea pigs

A colony of gulls
a screech of gulls
a pack of gulls

An arsenal of guns
a battery of guns

H

x

A horde of hamsters

A down of hares
a husk of hares
a warren of hares
a trip of hares

A herd of harlots

A melody of harpists

A cast of hawks
a kettle of hawks
a leash of hawks

A truss of hay

An array of hedgehogs
a prickle of hedgehogs

An expectation of heirs

A brood of hens
a run of hens

An observance of hermits

A siege of herons
a hedge of herons
a rookery of herons

A glean of herrings
an army of herrings
a shoal of herrings
a cran of herrings

A dicker of hides

A parcel of hinds

A bloat of hippopotamuses
a crash of hippopotamuses
a herd of hippopotamuses

An argumentation of historians

A sounder of hogs
a drift of hogs

A slew of homework

A gang of hooligans

A pocket of hops

A nest of hornets
a swarm of hornets

A troop of horsemen
a cavalcade of horsemen

A haras of horses
a stud of horses (for breeding)
a team of horses
a herd of horses
a troop of horses

A pack of hounds
a mute of hounds
a leash of hounds
a cry of hounds

A charm of hummingbirds
a shimmer of hummingbirds

A blast of hunters

A multiply of husbands

A clan of hyenas

I

x

A mess of iguanas

A vagary of impediments

A wealth of information

A swarm of insects

A diffidence of introverts

A budget of inventors

A group of islands
an archipelago of islands
a chain of islands

x

J

A husk of jackrabbits

A band of jays
a party of jays
a scold of jays

A fluther of jellyfish
a smack of jellyfishx

A cache of jewels

A scoop of journalists

A bench of judges

A neverthriving of jugglers

K

A mob of kangaroos
a troop of kangaroos

A ring of keys
a bunch of keys

A kindle of kittens
a litter of kittens

A rayful of knaves

A banner of knights
a rout of knights

L

A gang of labourers

A bevy of ladies

A loveliness of ladybirds

A leap of lambs
a fall of lambs

A deceit of lapwings
a desert of lapwings

An exaltation of larks
a bevy of larks
an ascension of larks

A flush of lavatories

A huddle of lawyers
an eloquence of lawyers

A lepe of leopards
a leap of leopards

A colony of lepers

A kindle of leverets

A stack of librarians

A flock of lice
an infestation of lice

A babble of linguists

A parcel of linnets

A pride of lions
a sault of lions
a sowse of lions
a troop of lions

An audience of listeners

A lounge of lizards

A herd of llamas

A plague of locusts
a swarm of locusts
a cloud of locusts

A convoy of lorries
a fleet of lorries

M

A nest of machine guns

A shoal of mackerel

An illusion of magicians

A bench of magistrates

A tiding of magpies
a tittering of magpies
a murder of magpies

A bevy of maidens

A sord of mallards
a puddling of mallards (on water)
a flush of mallards (on land)
a sute of mallards

An atlas of maps

A stud of mares

A richness of martens

A richesse of martins

A number of mathematicians

A riches of matrons

A clutch of mechanics

A compromise of mediators

A band of men

A faith of merchants

A diligence of messengers

A shower of meteorologists

A nest of mice
a mischief of mice

An expectation of midwives

A flurry of mink

A stream of minnows
a swarm of minnows

A troupe of minstrels

A horde of misers

A labour of moles
a company of moles
a movement of moles

A wad of money

A band of mongooses
a pack of mongooses

A bank of monitors

A troop of monkeys
a tribe of monkeys
a cartload of monkeys

A plump of moorhens

A herd of moose

A side of morris dancers

A scourge of mosquitoes

A range of mountains

A cortege of mourners

A barren of mules
a pack of mules
a rake of mules

A band of musicians
an orchestra of musicians

A troop of mushrooms

A pint of mussels
a bed of mussels

N

x

A tribe of natives

An annoyance of neighbours

A quire of newspapers

A watch of nightingales
a match of nightingales

A collective of nouns

A gallimaufry of noises

A superfluity of nuns

x

O

A row of oarsmen

A collection of objects

A rope of onions

A crowd of onlookers

A coterie of orchids

A pride of ostriches

A bevy of otters
a family of otters
a romp of otters

A parliament of owls
a stare of owls

A fling of oxbirds

A team of oxen
a yoke of oxen (two)
a drove of oxen
a herd of oxen

A bed of oysters

P

A run of paparazzi

A budget of papers

A company of parrots
a flock of parrots
a pandemonium of parrots

A covey of partridges
a bew of partridges

A body of pathologists

A ward of patients

A muster of peacocks
an ostentation of peacocks
a pride of peacocks

A rope of pearls
a string of pearls

A pod of peas

A toil of peasants

A malapertness of pedlars

A pomp of pekingese

A pod of pelicans
a scoop of pelicans

A raft of penguins (in water)
a waddle of penguins (dry land)
a penguinry of penguins
a creche of penguins
a huddle of penguins
a colony of penguins

A crowd of people
a mob of people
a congregation of people
a audience of people

A pack of perch

A cadge of peregrines

A troupe of performers

A bouquet of pheasants (flushed)
a covey of pheasants
a nye of pheasants (on the ground)
a nide of pheasants (ground)
a fesynes of pheasants
a brace of pheasants (a pair)

A battery of photographers

A ponder of philosophers

A nucleus of physicists

A flight of pigeons
a flock of pigeons
a loft of pigeons

A litter of piglets

a farrow of piglets

A farrow of pigs
a drove of pigs
a herd of pigs
a doylt of pigs
a sounder of pigs (wild pigs)

A shoal of pilchards

A knob of pintails

A poverty of pipers
a skirl of pipers

A chest of plans

A team of players
a squad of players

A congregation of plovers
a wing of plovers
a stand of plovers

A gush of plumbers

A rush of pochards

An anthology of poems

An aurora of polar bears
a pack of polar bears

A chine of polecats

A posse of police

An equivocation of politicians

A herd of ponies
a string of ponies

A prickle of porcupines

A cluster of porcupine fish

A school of porpoises
a pod of porpoises

A passel of possums

A run of poultry

A coterie of prairie dogs

A converting of preachers
a pontification of preachers

A state of princes

A royalty of princesses

A gang of prisoners

a pity of prisoners

An anthology of prose

A control of psychiatrists

A complex of psychologists

A parliament of ptarmigans

A raft of puffins (on water)
a colony of puffins (on land)
a wheel of puffins (flying)

A litter of pups

Q

x

A bevy of quail
a covey of quail

x

A rosary of quotations

R

A colony of rabbits
a flick of rabbits
a bury of rabbits
a wrack of rabbits (young rabbits)
a nest of rabbits
a warren of rabbits

A gaze of raccoons
a nursery of raccoons

A field of racehorses
a string of racehorses

A party of rainbow fish

A plague of rats
a colony of rats
a horde of rats
a mischief of rats

A rhumba of rattlesnakes

A conspiracy of ravens
an unkindness of ravens
a storytelling of ravens

A crowd of redwings

A clump of reeds

A descent of relatives

A rabble of remedies

A crash of rhinoceroses
A band of robbers

A bevy of roe deer

A clamour of rooks
a parliament of rooks
a building of rooks
a storytelling of rooks

A bill of ruffs

A nest of rumours

A field of runners

S

x

A fitting of sails
a set of sails
an outfit of sails

A communion of saints

A bind of salmon
a run of salmon

A fling of sandpipers

A family of sardines

A horde of savages

A troop of scouts

A cloud of sea fowl

A herd of sea horses

A squabble of seagulls
a flock of seagulls

A bunch of seals
a knob of seals
a pod of seals
a plump of seals
a colony of seals

A scolding of seamstresses

A house of senators

A staff of servants
an obesiance of servants

A school of sharks
a shiver of sharks

A flock of sheep
a fold of sheep
a drove of sheep
a mob of sheep (Australian)

A doading of sheldrakes
a dopping of sheldrakes

A posse of sheriffs

A fleet of ships
an armada of ships
a flotilla of ships

A blackening of shoemakers

A pair of shoes
a rack of shoes

A troup of shrimps

A shrubbery of shrubs

A skein of silk

A choir of singers

A surfeit of skunks

A gang of slaves

A quantity of smelts

A confraternity of smokers

A rout of snails

A bed of snakes
a den of snakes
a nest of snakes
a slither of snakes
a pit of snakes

A walk of snipe (at rest)
a wisp of snipe (in flight)

An army of soldiers
a squad of soldiers
a company of soldiers
a platoon of soldiers
a division of soldiers
a brigade of soldiers

A host of sparrows
a quarrel of sparrows
a chatter of sparrows
a tribe of sparrows
a ubiquity of sparrows

A cluster of spiders
a clutter of spiders

A cacophony of sounds

A dray of squirrels
a scurry of squirrels

A flight of stairs

A galaxy of starlets

A murmuration of starlings
a cloud of starlings

A cluster of stars
a constellation of stars
a galaxy of stars

A flight of steps

A spread of sticklebacks
a shoal of sticklebacks

A pack of stoats

A portfolio of stockbrokers

An anthology of stories

A muster of storks

A punnet of strawberries

A flourish of strumpets

A class of students

A stack of suitcases

A flight of swallows

A wedge of swans (flying)
a bank of swans
a bevy of swans
a whiteness of swans
a drift of swans (on water)
a herd of swans
a squadron of swans

A flock of swifts

A sounder of swine
a drift of swine
a doylt of swine

A flotilla of swordfish

T

A disguising of tailors

An agenda of tasks

A glazing of taverners

A diving of teal
a spring of teal
a knob of teal

A hug of teddy bears

A colony of termites
a swarm of termites

A gang of thieves
a den of thieves

A mutation of thrushes

A streak of tigers
an ambush of tigers

A knot of toads
a nest of toads

A flock of tourists

An anorak of trainspotters

A heap of trash

A clump of trees
a grove of trees
a copse of trees
a thicket of trees
a forest of trees
a stand of trees

A parel of troops

A hover of trout

A convoy of trucks
a fleet of trucks

A board of trustees

A float of tuna
a troup of tuna

A raffle of turkeys
a rafter of turkeys
a flock of turkeys
a dule of turkeys
a posse of turkeys
a brood of turkeys (young)

A pitying of turtledoves

A dule of turtles
a bale of turtles

A pool of typists

U

A blessing of unicorns

A spawn of umbrellas

An unction of undertakers

V

x

A prudence of vicars

A nest of vipers

A colony of voles

x

A wake of vultures
a colony of vultures

W

A book of wagers

A mob of wallabies

A herd of walruses
a huddle of walruses

A nest of wasps

A plump of waterfowl

A cache of weapons

A sneak of weasels
a pack of weasels

A school of whales
a pod of whales
a run of whales
a herd of whales

A litter of whelps

A pod of whiting

An ambush of widows

A company of wigeon
a bunch of wigeon
a coil of wigeon
a knob of wigeon

A destruction of wildcats
a dout of wildcats

A trip of wildfowl
a plump of wildfowl

A purse of winnings

A coven of witches

A gang of workmen

A rout of wolves
a pack of wolves

A warren of wombats

A bond of women

A fall of woodcock
a covey of woodcock
a plump of woodcock

A descent of woodpeckers

A clew of worms

A congregation of worshippers

A herd of wrens

A worship of writers

Y

x

A herd of yaks

A fellowship of yeomenx

A yearning of yesterdays

An optimism of youths

Z

A herd of zebras
a zeal of zebras
a cohort of zebras

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