Learn the list of collective nouns for animals in English. In this lesson, we are going to cover the collective nouns for animals in English. Learn this lesson and enhance your knowledge about collective nouns for animals.
Collective Nouns For Animals
The various collective nouns for animals areย troop, cackle, pack, rhumba, stench, murmuration, etc. These collective nouns are used to describe groups of animals that are often seen together in the wild. The collective nouns for dogs areย litter, kennel, pack, cry, etc. The collective noun for ‘monkeys’ will beย a troop of monkeys. A flight of birds/butterflies/cormorants/doves/goshawks/swallows A brace of ducks or grouses.
In this section, you are going to learn the English names of the various animal groups, and this will give you an advantage when it comes to conversations and writing about animals.
Collective Nouns for Animals Examples:
- A group of turkeys called: Aย flockย of turkeys, aย rafterย of turkeys
- A group of owls called: A parliamentย of owls, aย stareย of owls
- A group of crows called: A murderย of crows, aย hoverย of crows, aย musterย of crows, aย parcelย of crows
- A group of ravens called: An unkindnessย of ravens, anย aerieย of ravens, aย conspiracyย of ravens
- A group of frogs called: An armyย of frogs, aย colonyย of frogs, aย knotย of frogs
- A group of flamingos called: A standย of flamingos
- A group of rabbits called: A colonyย of rabbits, aย buryย of rabbits, aย droveย of rabbits, aย warren of rabbits
- A group of lions called: A prideย of lions, aย flockย of lions,ย aย troopย of lions
- A group of foxes called: A skulkย of foxes, anย earthย of foxes, aย leadย of foxes, aย leashย of foxes, aย troopย of foxes
- A group of pigs called: A droveย of pigs, aย driftย of pigs, aย flockย of pigs, aย herdย of pigs
- A group of bats called: A cloudย of bats, aย colonyย of bats
- A group of bears called: A slothย of bears
- A group of geese called: A gaggleย of geese, aย flockย of geese, aย plumpย of geese, aย wedgeย of geese
Collective Nouns For Animals
- Knob of wildfowl
- Litter of pups
- Colony of whales
- Company of wigeon
- Pack of wolves
- Litter of kittens
- Desert of lapwings
- Bevy of larks
- Leap of leopards
- Pride/troop of lions
- Tiding of magpies
- Suit of mallard
- Stud of mares
- Richesse of martens
- Nest of mice
- Labor of moles
- Troop of monkeys
- Barren of mules
- Watch of nightingales
- Flock of ostrich
- Family of otters
- Clutter of spiders
- Drayof squirrels
- Crowd of starlings
- Flight of swallows
- Herd of swine
- Spring of teal
- Mutation of thrush
- Ambush of tigers
- Knot of toads
- Flight of woodcock
- Covey of partridges
- Master of peacocks
- Swarm of eels
- Parade of elephants
- Gang of elk
- Cast of falcons
- Rookery of penguins
- Kit of pigeons
- Farrow of piglets
- Litter of pigs
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- String of racehorses
- Colony of rats
- Unkindness of ravens
- Crash of rhinoceros
- The bevy of roe deer
- Building of rooks
- Hill of ruffs
- Family of sardines
- Rookery of seals
- Trip of sheep
- Doping of Sheldrake
- Nest of snakes
- Army of caterpillars
- Cluster of cats
- Herd of cattle
- Drift of quail
- Nest of rabbits
- Nursery of raccoons
- Kennel of dogs
- School of dolphins
- Trip of dotterel
- Wisp of snipe
- Serration of sparrows
- Descent of woodpeckers
- Herd of wrens
- Shrewdness of apes
- Army of ants
- Herd of asses
- Flight of insects
- Smuck of jellyfish
- Herd of kangaroos
- Parliament of owls
- Yoke of oxen
- Pandemonium of parrots
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