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SUBJECT COLLECTIVE TERM
STATUS
aardvarks An aarmory of aardvarks Spurious
antelope? A herd of antelope
apes A shrewdness of apes
asses? A pace of asses
baboons? A congress of baboons
baboons? A flange of baboons
badgers? A cete of badgers
bats A colony of bats
bears A sloth of bears
beavers A colony of beavers
beavers A lodge of beavers
boars? A singular of boars
boars? A sounder of boars
boys? A rascal of boys
buffalo A herd of buffalo
buffalo An obstinacy of buffalo
camels A flock of camels
cats (feral or wild) A destruction of cats (feral or wild)
cats A clowder of cats
cats A cluster of cats
cats A clutter of cats
cats A glaring of cats
cats A pounce of cats
kittens (cats) A kindle of kittens (cats)
cattle A herd of cattle
cattle A kine of cattle
chamois? A herd of chamois
cattle A drove of cattle
cows A flink of cows
cows A herd of cows
curs? A cowardice of curs
deer? A herd of deer
deer? A leash of deer
deer? A parcel of deer
roes? A bevy of roes
hounds A cry of hounds
puppies A litter of puppies
show dogs A bench of show dogs Uncertain
dolphins? A pod of dolphins
elephants A herd of elephants
elephants A parade of elephants
elk? A gang of elk
ferrets? A business of ferrets
ferrets? A fesnying of ferrets
foxes A leash of foxes
foxes A skulk of foxes
giraffes A corps of giraffes
giraffes A tower of giraffes Uncertain
goats? A tribe of goats
goats? A trip of goats
gorillas A band of gorillas
gorillas A woop of gorillas
hares? A down of hares
hares? A husk of hares
hares? A leap of hares
hares? A trace of hares
hares? A trip of hares
hedgehogs? A prickle of hedgehogs
hippopotami? A bloat of hippopotami Uncertain
hippopotami? A crash of hippopotami
colts A rag of colts
colts A rake of colts
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 cry of hounds
hounds? A mute of hounds
hounds? A pack of hounds
hyenas A clan of hyenas
kangaroos A court of kangaroos (see note) Spurious
kangaroos A mob of kangaroos
kangaroos A troop of kangaroos
leopards? A leap of leopards
lions? A pride of lions
lions? A sault of lions
lions? A sowse of lions
moles A company of moles
moles A labour of moles
moles A movement of moles
monkeys? A mission of monkeys
monkeys? A tribe of monkeys
mice A mischief of mice
mice A nest of mice
mules? A barren of mules
mules? A Rake of mules
oxen? A span of oxen
oxen? A team of oxen
oxen? A yoke of oxen
pandas A pandemonium of pandas Spurious
pekinese? A pomp of pekinese
hogs? A drift of hogs Uncertain
hogs? A parcel of hogs
hogs? A passel of hogs
piglets? A farrow of piglets
piglets? A litter of piglets
pigs? A drove of pigs
pigs? A herd of pigs
pigs? A sounder of pigs
polar bears An aurora of polar bears
polecats? A chine of polecats
porpoises? A turmoil of porpoises Uncertain
possum? A passel of possum Uncertain
conies? A bury of conies
[kittens (rabbits)]? A wrack of kittens (rabbits)
rabbits? A bury of rabbits
rabbits? A colony of rabbits
rabbits? A nest of rabbits
raccoons? A gaze of raccoons
rats? A colony of rats
rats? A pack of rats
rats? A rabble of rats
rats? A swarm of rats
rhinoceroses? A crash of rhinoceroses
seals A plum of seals Uncertain
seals A pod of seals
seals A spring of seals
lambs? A fall of lambs
sheep? A flock of sheep
sheep? A trip of sheep
squirrels A dray of squirrels
swine? A drift of swine
swine? A sounder of swine
tigers A streak of tigers
tigers An ambush of tigers
walruses A herd of walruses
walruses An ugly of walruses
weasels? A sneak of weasels
whales A gam of whales
whales A herd of whales
whales A pod of whales
whales A school of whales
wolves A pack of wolves
wolves A rout of wolves
wolves A rout of wolves
zebra A herd of zebra
zebra A zeal of zebra

Notes:

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.


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