Collective Nouns For Animals

what do you call a group of hippos?

1.

shrewdness of apes

32. safe of ducks (on land)

2.

army/column/state/swarm of ants

33. fling of dunlins

3.

herd/pace of asses

34. convocation of eagles

4.

troop of baboons

35. swarm of eels

5.

cete/colony of badgers

36. herd/parade of elephants

6.

sloth of bears

37. herd/gang of elk

7.

cluster/swarm/drift/hive/erst of bees

38. cast of falcons

8.

flock/flight/pod of birds

39. busyness/cast/fesynes of ferrets

9.

chatter of budgerigars

40. charm of finches

10. herd/gang/obstinancy of buffalo

41. shoal/run of fish

11. bellowing of bullfinches

42. flurry/regiment/skein of flamingoes

12. drove of bullocks

43. business/cloud/scraw/swarm of flies

13. caravan/flock of camels

44. earth/lead/skulk of foxes

14. army of caterpillars

45. gaggle of geese (on land)

15. chowder/clowder/cluster/glaring of cats

46. skein/team/wedge of geese (in flight)

16. herd/drove of cattle

47. corps/herd/troop/kalaedescope of giraffes

17. brood/clutch/peep of chickens

48. cloud of gnats

18. chattering of choughs

49. flock/herd/trip of goats

19. rag/rake of colts

50. charm/chattering/chirp/drum of goldfinch

20. covert of coots

51. troubling of goldfish

21. herd of cranes

52. band of gorillas

22. bask of crocodiles

53. cloud of grasshoppers

23. clan/hover/murder of crows

54. brace/leash/pack of greyhounds

24. litter of cubs

55. brood/pack/covey of grouse

25. herd of curlew

56. down/drove/husk/lie/trip/mute/husk of hares

26. herd/mob of deer

57. cast of hawks

27. cowardice/pack/kennel of dogs

58. array of hedgehogs

28. pod/school of dolphins

59. scattering/sedge/siege of herons

29. trip of dotterel

60. army/gleam/shoal of herring

30. flight/dole/piteousness/prettying of doves

61. bloat/pod of hippopotami

31. paddling of ducks (on water)

62. drove/string/stud/team of horses

63. pack/cry/kennel of hounds

95. rush/flight of pochards

64. crowd of ibis

96. pod/school/herd/turmoil of porpoises

65. flight/swarm of insects

97. covey of ptarmigan

66. brood/fluther/smuck of jellyfish

98. litter of pups

67. herd/mob/troop of kangaroos

99. bevy/covey/drift of quail

68. kindle/litter of kittens

100.

bury/colony/nest/warren of rabbits

69. deceit/desert of lapwings

101.

nursery of raccoons

70. bevy/exaltation of larks

102.

string of racehorses

71. leap/lepe of leopards

103.

colony of rats

72. flock/pride/sawt/souse/troop of lions

104.

unkindness of ravens

73. tiding/tittering of magpies

105.

crash of rhinoceros

74. sord/suit of mallard

106.

bevy of roe deer

75. stud of mares

107.
parliament/building/clamour/rookery
of rooks

76. richesse of martens

108.

hill of ruffs

109.

family of sardines

110.

pod/harem/herd/rookery of seals

111.

flock/herd/trip/mob of sheep

112.

dopping of sheldrake

113.

den/pit/nest of snakes

114.

walk/wisp/whisper/wish of snipe

115.

host/surration/quarrel of sparrows

116.

cluster/clutter of spiders

117.

drey of squirrels

118.

chattering/crowd/murmation of starlings

119.

flight of swallows

77. nest of mice

78. company/labour/movement/mumble of moles
79. troop of monkeys
80. cartload/pack/span/barren of mules
81. match/puddling/watch of nightingales
82. flock of ostrich
83. bevy/family of otters
84. parliament/stare of owls
85. yoke of oxen
86. pandemonium of parrots
87. covey of partridges
88. muster of peacocks
89. muster/parcel/rookery of penguins
90. brook/bevy/head/ostentation/pride/nye
of pheasants

120.
bank/bevy/game/herd/squadron,
teeme/wedge/whiteness of swans (on land)
121.

drift/herd/sounder of swine

122.

spring of teal

123.

mutation of thrush

124.

ambush of tigers

125.

knab/knot of toads

126.

hover of trout

91. kit of pigeons (in flight)

92. farrow of piglets
93. litter/herd of pigs
94. congregation/flight/stand/wing of plovers

127.

dule/raffle/rafter of turkeys

135.

team of wild ducks (in flight)

128.

bale/turn of turtles

136.

bunch/trip/plump/knob of wildfowl

129.

herd/nest/pledge of wasps

137.

pack/rout of wolves

130.

bunch/knob of waterfowl

138.

covey/fall/flight/plump of woodcock

131.

colony/school/herd/pod/gam of whales

139.

descent of woodpeckers

132.

company/trip of wigeon

140.

herd of wrens

133.

sounder of wild boar

141.

zeal of zebras

134.

dout/destruction of wild cats

142.