SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM | |
ants | A colony of ants | |
ants | A swarm of ants | |
ants | An army of ants | |
bacteria | A culture of bacteria | |
beans | A hill of beans | |
bees | A grist of bees | |
bees | A hive of bees | |
bees | A swarm of bees | |
blackfish? | A grind of blackfish | Uncertain |
butterflies? | A kaleidoscope of butterflies | Uncertain |
butterflies? | A rabble of butterflies | Uncertain |
butterflies? | A rainbow of butterflies | |
caterpillars? | An army of caterpillars | |
clams? | A bed of clams | |
cockroaches? | An intrusion of cockroaches | Uncertain |
cod? | A lap of cod | Uncertain |
eels? | A fry of eels | Uncertain |
eels? | A swarm of eels | |
figs? | A newton of figs | Spurious |
fish | A draught of fish | |
fish | A drift of fish | |
fish | A scale of fish | |
fish | A school of fish | |
fish | A shoal of fish | |
flowers? | A bouquet of flowers | |
flowers? | A patch of flowers | |
flies? | A business of flies | |
flies? | A swarm of flies | |
gnats? | A cloud of gnats | |
gnats? | A clout of gnats | Uncertain |
gnats? | A horde of gnats | |
grapes | A bunch of grapes | |
grasshoppers? | A cloud of grasshoppers | |
grasshoppers? | A cluster of grasshoppers | |
herrings? | A glean of herrings | |
jellyfish? | A fluther of jellyfish | |
jellyfish? | A smack of jellyfish | |
locusts? | A plague of locusts | |
midges? | A bite of midges | Uncertain |
mites? | A mite of mites | Uncertain |
mosquitoes? | A scourge of mosquitoes | |
oysters? | A bed of oysters | |
salmon? | A bind of salmon | |
salmon? | A run of salmon | |
snails? | A rout of snails | |
spiders? | A cluster of spiders | |
spiders? | A clutter of spiders | |
trees | A grove of trees | |
trees | A stand of trees | |
trees | A thicket of trees | |
trout? | A hover of trout | |
worms | A clew of worms | Uncertain |