| SUBJECT
| COLLECTIVE TERM
| STATUS
|
| aardvarks
| An armory of aardvarks
| Spurious
|
| antelope
| A herd of antelope
| [citation needed]
|
| apes
| A shrewdness of apes
| Confirmed<ref>shrewdness. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/shrewdness
</ref>
|
| apes
| A troop of apes
| [citation needed]
|
| asses
| A pace of asses
| [citation needed]
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| asses
| A coffle of asses
| [citation needed]
|
| baboons
| A congress of baboons
| [citation needed]
|
| baboons
| A troop of baboons
| [citation needed]
|
| baboons
| A flange of baboons
| Spurious<ref>This was referred to on the BBC programme QI in which it was suggested that it may have been fabricated for comedic purposes but was accidentally disseminated as fact.</ref>
|
| badgers
| A cete of badgers
| Confirmed<ref>cete. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cete</ref>
|
| bats
| A colony of bats
| [citation needed]
|
| bears
| A sloth of bears
| Confirmed<ref>sloth. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sloth</ref>
|
| bears
| A sleuth of bears
| [citation needed]
|
| beavers
| A colony of beavers
| [citation needed]
|
| beavers
| A lodge of beavers
| [citation needed]
|
| boars
| A singular of boars
| [citation needed]
|
| boars
| A sounder of boars
| Confirmed<ref>sounder. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sounder</ref>
|
| borzois
| A leash of borzois
| [citation needed]
|
| buffalo
| A herd of buffalo
| [citation needed]
|
| buffalo
| An obstinacy of buffalo
| [citation needed]
|
| camels
| A complaint of camels
| Uncertain<ref>A "complaint of camels" was formerly common in Australia due to the poem "The Plaint of the Camel" by Charles Edward Carryl, which was part of the primary school syllabus for many years.</ref>
|
| camels
| A flock of camels
| [citation needed]
|
| cats
| A destruction of cats (feral or wild)
| [citation needed]
|
| cats
| A clowder of cats
| Confirmed<ref>clowder. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/clowder</ref>
|
| cats
| A cluster of cats
| [citation needed]
|
| cats
| A clutter of cats
| [citation needed]
|
| cats
| A colony of cats
| See note<ref>Andrew Lang, www.vetclinpathjournal.org, www.humane-so-arizona.org</ref>
|
| cats
| A glaring of cats
| [citation needed]
|
| cats
| A pounce of cats
| [citation needed]
|
| cattle
| A drove of cattle
| [citation needed]
|
| cattle
| A herd of cattle
| [citation needed]
|
| cattle
| A kine of cattle
| [citation needed]
|
| chamois
| A herd of chamois
| [citation needed]
|
| colts
| A rag of colts
| [citation needed]
|
| colts
| A rake of colts
| [citation needed]
|
| conies
| A bury of conies
| [citation needed]
|
| cows
| A flink of cows
| [citation needed]
|
| cows
| A herd of cows
| [citation needed]
|
| curs
| A cowardice of curs
| [citation needed]
|
| deer
| A herd of deer
| [citation needed]
|
| deer
| A leash of deer
| [citation needed]
|
| deer
| A parcel of deer
| [citation needed]
|
| dogs
| A pack of dogs
| Confirmed<ref>pack. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pack</ref>
|
| dolphins
| A pod of dolphins
| Confirmed<ref>pod. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pod</ref>
|
| elephants
| A herd of elephants
| [citation needed]
|
| elephants
| A parade of elephants
| [citation needed]
|
| elk
| A gang of elk
| Confirmed<ref>gang. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gang</ref>
|
| ferrets
| A business of ferrets
| [citation needed]
|
| ferrets
| A fesnying of ferrets
| [citation needed]
|
| foxes
| A leash of foxes
| [citation needed]
|
| foxes
| A skulk of foxes
| Confirmed<ref>skulk. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/skulk</ref>
|
| giraffes
| A corps of giraffes
| [citation needed]
|
| giraffes
| A tower of giraffes
| Uncertain
|
| giraffes
| A kaleidoscope of giraffes
|
|
| goats
| A tribe of goats
| [citation needed]
|
| goats
| A trip of goats
| Confirmed<ref>trip. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/trip</ref>
|
| gorillas
| A band of gorillas
| [citation needed]
|
| gorillas
| A woop of gorillas
| [citation needed]
|
| guinea pigs
| A scream of guinea pigs
| [citation needed]
|
| hares
| A down of hares
| [citation needed]
|
| hares
| A husk of hares
| [citation needed]
|
| hares
| A leap of hares
| [citation needed]
|
| hares
| A trace of hares
| [citation needed]
|
| hares
| A trip of hares
| [citation needed]
|
| hedgehogs
| A prickle of hedgehogs
| [citation needed]
|
| hippopotami
| A bloat of hippopotami
| Uncertain
|
| hippopotami
| A crash of hippopotami
| [citation needed]
|
| hippopotami
| A pod of hippopotami
| [citation needed]
|
| hogs
| A drift of hogs
| Uncertain
|
| hogs
| A parcel of hogs
| [citation needed]
|
| hogs
| A passel of hogs
| [citation needed]
|
| horses
| A harass of horses
| [citation needed]
|
| horses
| A stable of horses
| Confirmed<ref>stable. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/stable</ref>
|
| horses
| A team of horses
| Confirmed<ref>team. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/team</ref>
|
| hounds
| A cry of hounds
| Confirmed<ref>cry. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cry</ref>
|
| hounds
| A mute of hounds
| [citation needed]
|
| hounds
| A pack of hounds
| Confirmed<ref>pack. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pack</ref>
|
| hyenas
| A clan of hyenas
| [citation needed]
|
| kangaroos
| A court of kangaroos
| Spurious (see note<ref>The phrase "A court of kangaroos" is frequently thought to be legitimate, given the (quite unrelated) expression "a kangaroo court". There is no known evidence of its legitimacy as a collective noun, however.
</ref>)
|
| kangaroos
| A mob of kangaroos
| [citation needed]
|
| kangaroos
| A troop of kangaroos
| [citation needed]
|
| kittens (cats)
| A kindle of kittens (cats)
| Confirmed<ref>kindle. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/kindle</ref>
|
| kittens (rabbits)
| A wrack of kittens (rabbits)
| [citation needed]
|
| lambs
| A fall of lambs
| [citation needed]
|
| leopards
| A leap of leopards
| [citation needed]
|
| lions
| A pride of lions
| Confirmed<ref>pride. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pride</ref>
|
| lions
| A sault of lions
| [citation needed]
|
| lions
| A sowse of lions
| [citation needed]
|
| mares
| A stud of mares
| [citation needed]
|
| mice
| A mischief of mice
| [citation needed]
|
| mice
| A nest of mice
| [citation needed]
|
| moles
| A company of moles
| [citation needed]
|
| moles
| A labour of moles
| [citation needed]
|
| moles
| A movement of moles
| [citation needed]
|
| monkeys
| A barrel of monkeys
| Idiomatic
|
| monkeys
| A circus of monkeys
| Uncertain
|
| monkeys
| A mission of monkeys
| [citation needed]
|
| monkeys
| A tribe of monkeys
| [citation needed]
|
| monkeys
| A troop of monkeys
| [citation needed]
|
| mules
| A Rake of mules
| [citation needed]
|
| mules
| A barren of mules
| [citation needed]
|
| otters
| A romp of otters
| [citation needed]
|
| oxen
| A span of oxen
| [citation needed]
|
| oxen
| A team of oxen
| Confirmed<ref>team. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/team</ref>
|
| oxen
| A yoke of oxen
| Confirmed<ref>yoke. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/yoke</ref>
|
| pandas
| A pandemonium of pandas
| Spurious
|
| pekingese
| A pomp of pekingese
| [citation needed]
|
| piglets
| A farrow of piglets
| Confirmed<ref>farrow. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/farrow</ref>
|
| piglets
| A litter of piglets
| [citation needed]
|
| pigs
| A drove of pigs
| [citation needed]
|
| pigs
| A herd of pigs
| [citation needed]
|
| pigs
| A sounder of pigs
| [citation needed]
|
| polar bears
| An aurora of polar bears
| [citation needed]
|
| polecats
| A chine of polecats
| [citation needed]
|
| ponies
| A string of ponies
| Confirmed<ref>string. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/string</ref>
|
| porpoises
| A turmoil of porpoises
| Uncertain
|
| porpoises
| A pod of porpoises
| Confirmed<ref>pod. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pod</ref>
|
| possum
| A passel of possum
| Uncertain
|
| platypus
| A lot of platypus
| Uncertain
|
| puppies
| A litter of puppies
| Confirmed<ref>litter. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/litter</ref>
|
| rabbits
| A bury of rabbits
| [citation needed]
|
| rabbits
| A colony of rabbits
| [citation needed]
|
| rabbits
| A nest of rabbits
| [citation needed]
|
| raccoons
| A gaze of raccoons
| [citation needed]
|
| racehorses
| A field of racehorses
| [citation needed]
|
| rats
| A mischief of rats
| Unknown
|
| rats
| A colony of rats
| [citation needed]
|
| rats
| A pack of rats
| [citation needed]
|
| rats
| A rabble of rats
| [citation needed]
|
| rats
| A swarm of rats
| [citation needed]
|
| rhinoceroses
| A crash of rhinoceroses
| [citation needed]
|
| roes
| A bevy of roes
| [citation needed]
|
| seals
| A colony of seals (on land)
| [citation needed]
|
| seals
| A plum of seals
| Uncertain
|
| seals
| A pod of seals
| Confirmed<ref>pod. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pod</ref>
|
| seals
| A raft of seals (in the water)
| [citation needed]
|
| seals
| A spring of seals
| [citation needed]
|
| sheep
| A flock of sheep
| Confirmed<ref>flock. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/flock</ref>
|
| sheep
| A trip of sheep
| [citation needed]
|
| show dogs
| A bench of show dogs
| Uncertain
|
| squirrels
| A church of squirrels
| [citation needed]
|
| squirrels
| A dray of squirrels
| [citation needed]
|
| swine
| A drift of swine
| Confirmed<ref>drift. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/drift</ref>
|
| swine
| A sounder of swine
| [citation needed]
|
| tigers
| A streak of tigers
| [citation needed]
|
| tigers
| An ambush of tigers
| [citation needed]
|
| walruses
| A herd of walruses
| [citation needed]
|
| walruses
| An ugly of walruses
| [citation needed]
|
| weasels
| A sneak of weasels
| [citation needed]
|
| whales
| A gam of whales
| Confirmed<ref>gam. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gam</ref>
|
| whales
| A herd of whales
| Confirmed<ref>herd. (n.d.). WordNet® 2.0. Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/herd</ref>
|
| whales
| A pod of whales
| Confirmed<ref>pod. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pod</ref>
|
| whales
| A school of whales
| Confirmed<ref>school. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/school</ref>
|
| wolves
| A pack of wolves
| Confirmed<ref>pack. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pack</ref>
|
| wolves
| A rout of wolves
| Confirmed<ref>rout. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rout</ref>
|
| zebra
| A herd of zebra
| Confirmed<ref>herd. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/herd</ref>
|
| zebra
| A zeal of zebra
| [citation needed]
|
