Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Collective noun List of collective nouns List of collective nouns by subject SUBJECT COLLECTIVE TERM STATUS aardvarks An aarmory of aardvarks Uncertain academics A faculty of academics √ actors A company of actors √ actors A cast of actors √ aircraft A wing of aircraft √ angels A chorus of angels √ angels A host of angels √ ants An army of ants √ ants A swarm of ants √ ants A colony of ants √ antelope A herd of antelope √ apes A shrewdness of apes √ apes A troop of apes √ arrows A quiver of arrows √ arsonists A conflagration of arsonists √ asseses A pace of asses √ asteroids A belt of asteroids √ athletes A team of athletes √ auks A raft of auks Uncertain baboons A flange of baboons √ baboons A congress of baboons √ bacteria A culture of bacteria √ badgerss A cete of badgers √ pipers A poverty of pipers √ barons A thought of barons √ bastards A shower of bastards √ bats A colony of bats √ beans A hill of beans √ bears A sloth of bears √ beauties A bevy of beauties √ beavers A colony of beavers √ beavers A lodge of beavers √ bees A grist of bees √ bees A hive of bees √ bees A swarm of bees √ bills A wad of bills √ birds A dissimulation of birds √ birds A volery of birds √ bitterns A sedge of bitterns √ bitterns A siege of bitterns √ blackfish A grind of blackfish Uncertain boars A singular of boars √ boars A sounder of boars √ bomblets A cluster of bomblets √ books A library of books √ bookkeepers An audit of bookkeepers Uncertain boys A rascal of boys Uncertain bread A batch of bread √ brush (wood) A bavin of brush (wood) √ buffalo An obstinacy of buffalo √ buffalo A herd of buffalo √ bullfinches A bellowing of bullfinches √ bureaucrats A shuffle of bureaucrats Uncertain bureaucrats A prevarication of bureaucrats Spurious butterflies A rabble of butterflies Uncertain butterflies A rainbow of butterflies √ butterflies A kaleidoscope of butterflies Uncertain Bush's A lie of Bush's Spurious buzzards A wake of buzzards √ camels A caravan of camels √ Canadians A mosaic of Canadians Spurious Candidates A slate of candidates √ capons A mews of capons √ cards A deck of cards √ caribou A herd of caribou √ cardiologists A flutter of cardiologists Spurious cats (feral or wild) A destruction of cats (feral or wild) √ cats A clowder of cats √ cats A clutter of cats √ cats A glaring of cats √ cats A pounce of cats √ cats A cluster of cats √ kittens (cats) A kindle of kittens (cats) √ caterpillars An army of caterpillars √ cattle A kine of cattle √ cattle A herd of cattle √ starlets A galaxy of starlets √ chamois A herd of chamois √ chickens A peep of chickens √ chicks A clutch of chicks √ eggs A clutch of eggs √ hens A brood of hens √ poultry A run of poultry √ chinchillas A colony of chinchillas √ choughs A clattering of choughs √ choughs A chattering of choughs √ circuits A bank of circuits √ clams A bed of clams √ cobblers A drunken ship of cobblers √ cockroaches An intrusion of cockroaches Uncertain cod A lap of cod Uncertain coins A roll of coins √ coins A rouleau of coins √ computers A cluster of computers √ computers A network of computers √ coots A cover of coots √ coots A raft of coots √ cormorants A flight of cormorants √ courtesans A harem of courtesans Spurious courtiers A threatening of courtiers √ cattle A drove of cattle √ cows A herd of cows √ cows A flink of cows √ coyotes A pack of coyotes √ cranes A sedge of cranes √ crocodiles A bask of crocodiles √ crows A storytelling of crows √ crows A hover of crows √ crows A murder of crows √ curs A cowardice of curs √ curlews A head of curlews √ deer A leash of deer √ deer A herd of deer √ deer A parcel of deer √ roes A bevy of roes √ doctors A doctrine of doctors Uncertain hounds A cry of hounds √ puppies A litter of puppies √ show dogs A bench of show dogs Uncertain dollars A fistful of dollars Spurious dolphins A pod of dolphins √ dotterel A trip of dotterel √ doves A piteousness of doves √ doves A flight of doves √ doves A dule of doves √ doves A pitying of doves √ doves A prettying of doves √ doves A dole of doves √ drummers A fagot of drummers (see sticks) √ ducks (diving) A dopping of ducks (diving) √ ducks (flying) A plump of ducks (flying) √ ducks (on water) A paddling of ducks (on water) √ ducks A team of ducks √ ducks A flush of ducks √ ducks A raft of ducks √ dunlin A fling of dunlin √ eagles A convocation of eagles √ eels A swarm of eels √ eels A fry of eels Uncertain elephants A herd of elephants √ elephants A parade of elephants √ elk A gang of elk √ employees A staff of employees √ experts A panel of experts √ fairies A herd of fairies √ falcons A cast of falcons √ ferrets A fesnying of ferrets √ ferrets A business of ferrets √ finches A trembing of finches √ finches A charm of finches √ finches A trimming of finches √ fish A draught of fish √ fish A shoal of fish √ fish A scale of fish √ fish A drift of fish √ fish A school of fish √ flamingoes A stand of flamingoes √ flowers A patch of flowers √ flowers A bouquet of flowers √ flowers A garden of flowers Spurious flies A business of flies √ flies A swarm of flies √ foxes A skulk of foxes √ foxes A leash of foxes √ friars A scull of friars √ frogs An army of frogs √ mourners A cortege of mourners √ gays A village of gays √ giraffes A corps of giraffe √ giraffes A tower of giraffes Uncertain girls A giggle of girls √ gnats A cloud of gnats √ gnats A clout of gnats Uncertain gnats A horde of gnats √ goats A trip of goats √ goats A tribe of goats √ godss A pantheon of gods Uncertain goldfinches A drum of goldfinches √ goldfinches A troubling of goldfinches √ geese (flying) A wedge of geese (flying) √ geese A gaggle of geese √ geese A skein of geese √ geese A flock of geese √ geese A nide of geese √ gorillas A band of gorillas √ gorillas A woop of gorillas √ goshawks A flight of goshawks √ grapes A bunch of (sour) grapes √ grasshoppers A cloud of grasshoppers √ grasshoppers A cluster of grasshoppers √ grouse A lek of grouse Uncertain grouse A covey of grouse √ grouse A pack of grouse √ guillemots A bazaar of guillemots √ gulls A colony of gulls √ gulls A screech of gulls √ hackers A cruft of hackers √ hares A down of hares √ hares A leap of hares √ hares A husk of hares √ hares A trip of hares √ hares A trace of hares √ harpers A melody of harpers √ hawks A kettle of hawks √ hawks A cast of hawks √ hedgehogs A prickle of hedgehogs √ herons A siege of herons √ herrings A glean of herrings √ hippopotami A bloat of hippopotami Uncertain hippopotami A crash of hippopotami √ homework A slew of homework √ hoodlums A gang of hoodlums √ colts A rag of colts √ colts A rake of colts √ horsemen A cavalcade of horsemen √ horses A harass of horses √ horses A stable of horses √ horses A team of horses √ mares A stud of mares √ ponies A string of ponies √ racehorses A field of racehorses √ hounds A pack of hounds √ hounds A mute of hounds √ hounds A cry of hounds √ hummingbirds A charm of hummingbirds √ husbands A 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