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 English Vocabulary for learners 

COLLECTIVE NOUNS : animal, birds, insects


A collective noun is the name given to a group of animals, people or things so that we can refer to them collectively.
Below is a non-exhaustive list of collective nouns for animals, birds and insects.

GROUPS of ANIMALS (animals, birds, insects)
Animal Collective Noun
Alligators A congregation of alligators.
Ants A colony/army of ants.
Apes A shrewdness/troop of apes.
Badgers A cete of badgers.
Bats A colony of bats.
Bees/flies A swarm of bees/flies.
Bears A sleuth/sloth of bears.
Beavers A colony/family of beavers.
Camels A caravan/herd of camels.
Cats A clowder of cats.
Cows A herd of cows.
Crocodiles A bask/float of crocodiles.
Crows A murder of crows.
Dolphins A school/pod of dolphins.
Dogs A pack of dogs.
Cats A clowder of cats.
Donkeys A drove of donkeys.
Eagles A convocation/soar of eagles.
Elephants A parade of elephants.
Ferrets A business of ferrets.
Fish A shoal of fish.
Fox A skulk of foxes.
Frogs A/an army/knot/colony of frogs.
Geese A gaggle/flock of geese
Giraffes A tower of giraffes. (when moving: a journey)
Gorillas A troop of gorillas.
Hens A flock/brood of hens.
Horses A herd/team/harras of horses.
Kittens A litter of kittens.
Leopards A leap/prowl of leopards.
Lions A pride of lions.
Monkeys A barrel of monkeys.
Otters A family/bevy of otters.
Owls A parliament of owls.
Pigs A drift/drove of pigs.
Rabbits A colony of rabbits.
Squirrels A scurry of squirrels.
Spiders A cluster of spiders.
Swans A bevy of swans.
Tigers An ambush/streak of tigers.
Turkeys A rafter of turkeys.
Whales A pod/game of whales.
Wolves A pack of wolves.
Zebras A dazzle of zebras.

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