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Animals - Collective Nouns for Animals

Here you will learn the collective nouns for animals in English such as "herd", "gaggle", and "cattle".

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band

a group of animals

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herd

a group of animals, such as cows, sheep, etc. that are from the same species, which move and feed together

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pod

a small group of marine mammals that swim together, such as whales or dolphins

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swarm

a large number of insects usually moving in the same direction

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cattle

the group of cows and bulls, kept for their meat or milk

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caravan

a group of people on animals or vehicles that travel together for safety, especially across the desert

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flight

a group of aircrafts or birds that fly together

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sloth

a group of bears

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drove

a large number of people or animals moving in a group

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pack

a group of animals of the same type hunting or living together, particularly wolves

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flock

a group of birds of the same type, flying and feeding together

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harem

a group of female animals that share a single mate

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colony

(biology) a community of plants or animals that live close to each other in the same place

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pride

a number of lions that live together as a social unit

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shoal

a large number of fish swimming together

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plague

a large group of insects or animals that infest a place, causing great damage

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gaggle

a group of geese, specially when not in flight

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school

a large number of fish or sea mammals that swim together

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stand

a group of animals in a specific location, such as a herd or flock

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parliament

a large group of rooks or owls that gather together

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shrewdness

a group of apes, specifically orangutans

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skulk

a group of foxes or badgers

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covey

a group of game birds such as quails, partridges or grouses, typically consisting of six to twelve birds

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muster

a gathering or assembly of animals, especially livestock or fowl, for the purpose of counting, inspection, or branding

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sounder

a group of wild pigs

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clowder

a group of small felines, especially cats

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destruction

a group of wild or feral cats

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bed

a group of oysters, clams, or other shellfish grown or found together

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embarrassment

a group of pandas

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zeal

a group of zebras

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kine

a group or herd of bovine animals

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murder

a flock of crows

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fall

a group of woodcocks

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bevy

a group of birds, especially quails or larks, that are typically seen or kept together

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rout

a group of wolves

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unkindness

a group of ravens

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plump

a flock of wildfowl

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watch

a group of nightingales

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labor

a group of moles

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company

a flock of wigeon (ducks)

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murmuration

a large group of starlings flying together in a coordinated manner, often in a swirling or undulating pattern

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host

a flock of sparrows

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barren

a group of mules

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troop

a group of animals, especially primates or birds, traveling or living together in a cohesive social unit

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leap

a group of leopards

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exaltation

a group of larks that fly and sing together

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kindle

a group of young animals, such as a litter of rabbits or a group of kittens born to the same mother at the same time

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