list of collective nouns by subject a-h

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	√
asses	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	√
badgers	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
buzzards	A wake of buzzards	√
camels	A caravan of camels	√
canal lock	A flight of locks	√
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)	√
kittens (cats)	A litter 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	√
gods	A pantheon of gods	Uncertain
goldfinches	A drum of goldfinches	√
goldfinches	A troubling of goldfinches	√
golfers	A tedium of golfers	Spurious but true!
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	√
hammers	A morning of hammers	√
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 multiply of husbands	√
hyenas	A clan of hyenas	√

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