COLLECTIVE NOUNS OF ANIMALS AND BIRDS

COLLECTIVE NOUNS OF ANIMALS AND BIRDS












NAME                     COLLECTIVE NOUN

1. giraffes - corps
2. cattle     - drove
3. sheep     - flock
4. deer / cattle / elephants / goats / buffaloes - herd
5. goats - trip
6. antelope / zebra - herd
7. dogs - kennel
8. leopards - leap
9. puppies / kittens / cubs - litter
10. mice / snakes - nest
11. clams / snakes - bed
12. snakes / thieves - den
13. hounds / wolves / dogs - pack
14. cats - clutter
15. cats - clowder
16. hyenas - clan
17. fish - catch
18. fish - haul
19. fish - school
20. fishes - shoal
21. beavers - lodge
22. camels - caravan
23. snakes - pit
24. whales - pod
25. lions / peacocks - pride
26. lions - troop
27. apes - shrewdness
28. apes / kangaroos - troop
29. kangaroos - mob
30. bears - sloth
31. boars / pigs - sounder
32. oxen - yoke
33. horses / ducks / oxen - team
34. natives / monkeys - tribe
35. birds - flight
36. birds - flock
37. game-birds - brace
38. geese - gaggle
39. stars / geese - galaxy
40. sparrows - host
41. flamingoes / trees - stand
42. crows / lawyers - murder
43. owls - parliament
44. hens - brood
45. chicks, eggs - clutch
46. ants / bats / beavers / lepers / penguins - colony
47. bees - hive , swarm
48. insects / flies / locusts - swarm
49. WILD ANIMALS - ZOO

[ Example : A flock of sheep.]