Collective Nouns

A collective noun is a word for a group of specific items, animals or people. For example, a group of ships is called a fleet, a
group of cows is called a herd, a group of lions is called a pride, a group of baseball players is called a team, and a group of ants
is called a colony.
Some Collective Nouns:
List of Collective Nouns by Collective Noun
armada of ships
army of caterpillars, frogs, soldiers
bank of circuits
battery of tests
bed of clams, snakes
belt of asteroids
bevy of beauties
bouquet of flowers
brood of hens
caravan of camels
cete of badgers
chain of islands
clan of hyenas
class of students
cloud of gnats
clowder of cats
clutter of cats
clutch of chicks, eggs
company of actors
colony of ants, bats, beavers, lepers, penguins
congregation of plovers, worshippers
corps of giraffes
coven of witches

List of Collective Nouns by Noun

actors - company, troupe
airplanes - fleet
ants - colony, swarm
antelopes - herd
apes - troop, shrewdness
arrows - quiver
asteroids - belt
bacteria - culture
bats - colony
bears - sloth
beauties - bevy
beavers - colony, lodge
bees - hive, swarm
bills - wad
birds - dissimulation, flock, volery
boars - sounder
books - library
camels - caravan
candidates - slate
cards -deck
caterpillars - army
cattle - drove, herd, kine
cats - clowder, cluster, ponce

crowd of onlookers
culture of bacteria
deck of cards
den of snakes, thieves
division of soldiers
drove of cattle
fleet of airplanes, ships
flock of birds, sheep
flight of swallows
flotilla of ships
forest of trees
gaggle of geese
galaxy of stars
herd of antelope, buffalo, cattle, deer, zebra
hive of bees
host of sparrows
knot of toads
leap of leopards
library of books
litter of puppies, kittens
lodge of beavers
mob of kangaroos
murder of crows
nest of mice, snakes
orchard of trees
pack of dogs, hounds, wolves
panel of experts
parliament of owls
pit of snakes
platoon of soldiers
pod of whales
pride of lions, peacocks
quiver of arrows
range of mountains
school of fish

chicks - clutch
circuits - bank
crows - murder
dogs - pack
eggs - clutch
experts - panel
fish - school
flamingos - stand
flowers - bouquet
geese - gaggle
giraffes - corps
gnats - cloud
goats - trip
hens - brood
hounds - cry, pack
hyenas - clan
information - wealth
islands - chain
kangaroos - mob, troop
kittens - litter
lawyers - murder
leopards - leap
lepers - colony
lions - pride
monkeys - tribe, troop
mountains - range
owls - parliament
oxen - team, yoke
puppies - litter
ships - armada, fleet, flotilla
snakes - bed, den, nest, pit
soldiers - army, brigade, company, division, platoon, squad, unit
sparrows - host, flight
students - class
tests - battery

shrewdness of apes
slate of candidates
sloth of bears
sounder of boars, pigs
squad of players, soldiers
stand of flamingos, trees
swarm of ants, bees, flies
team of horses, oxen, players
thicket of trees
tribe of monkeys, natives
trip of goats
troop of apes, kangaroos
troupe of actors, performers
unit of soldiers
wad of bills, money
wealth of information
yoke of oxen

toads - knot
trees - forest, grove, orchard, stand, thicket
trucks - convoy
turkeys - rafter
vipers - nest
whales - pods
witches - coven
wolves - pack
worshippers - congregation
zebras herd

List of English Animal Nouns

Animal

Male

Female

Baby

Sound

Group of
Animals

bask,
hiss, grunt, congregation
roar, quak
, pod
(hatchlings)

alligator,
crocodile

bull

cow

hatchling

alpaca

bull

cow

cria

ant

drone

queen,
worker

larva, antling

antelope

buck

doe

calf, fawn

snort

herd

ape

male

female

baby

gibber,
scream

troop,
shrewdness

armadillo

male

female

pup

bray

Natural Artificial
Shelter
Shelter
river

herd

pool

corral

army, colony ant hill

grove

insectarium
, terrarium

cage

baboon

male

female

infant

howl

troop,
flange,
congress

badger

boar

sow

kit, cub

growl

cete

bat

male

female

bitten, pup

screech

colony,
cloud

bear

boar,
sow, she-bear
he-bear

beaver

bee

bird

cub

growl,
sleuth, sloth
groan,
moan, roar

pup, kitten

drone

cock

queen,
worker

hen

larva

hatchling,
chick

colony
hive, swarm
(in flight),
hum, buzz
bike, drift,
grist
chirp,
tweet,
whistle

dissimulatio
n (small
birds only),
fleet, flight,
flock, parcel,
pod, volery

grove

cage

cave

cage

den

den

dam

pen

hive

hive

bison, buffalo

bull

cow

calf

gang, herd,
obstinacy

boar

boar

sow

piglet, shoat,
farrow

singular,
sounder
swarm,
flutter,
army
(caterpillars)

butterfly

male

female

caterpillar,
larva, pupa,
chrysalis

camel

bull

cow

calf, colt

grunt

flock

cat

tomcat

tabby, pussy,
queen

kitten

meow, hiss,
purr

clutter,
clowder,
litter (kittens

cattle

bull

cow

calf

moo

drift, drove,
herd, mob

corral

corral

den

home

barn, corral

cheetah

chicken

male

rooster

female

cub

coalition

hen

chick, pullet
(young hen),
cockrell
(young
rooster)

cluck,
crow,

flock, brood
(of hens),
clutch (of
chicks), peep
(of chicks)

baby, infant

chatter,
scream

troop

grove

cage

pup

squeak

colony

nest

cage

chimpanzee

chinchilla

buck

doe

clam

larva

bed

cockroach

nymph

intrusion

codfish

codling,
hake, sprag,
sprat

school, lap

den

den

coop

pool

nest

aquarium,
pond, tank

coyote

dog

bitch

crane

yelp, cry,
pup, whelp snarl, howl

pack, rout

cock

hen

nestling

caw

murder,
muster

deer

buck,
stag

doe

fawn

bell

herd, mob

cow

hatchling,
juvenile

dog

bull

dog

bitch

puppy

den

nest

aviary

den

kennel

herd, sedge,
siege

chick

crow, raven

dinosaur

den

herd (planteaters), pack

(meat-eaters)
bark,
growl,
howl, yelp,
whine, arf,
woof

litter
(puppies),
pack (wild
dogs)

calf

click

herd, pod,
school

colt, foal

bray

drove, herd

squab, chick

coo-coo

dole, flight

duckling

quack

flush, flock,
paddling,
raft, team

eagle

fledgling,
eaglet

scream

aerie,
convocation

eel

leptocephalu
s (larva),
elver
(juvenile)

dolphin

donkey

dove

duck

bull

cow

jack,
jennet, jenny
jackass

cock

drake

hen

duck

swarm

sanctuar
y

aquarium,
tank

barn, corral

pond,
nest

corral

aquarium,
pond, tank

elephant

bull

cow

calf

trumpet

elk

bull

cow

calf

bellow

herd, gang

chick,
hatchling

drum

mob

emu

herd, parade savannah enclosure

falcon

tercel,
terzel

falcon

chick

chant

cast

ferret

hob

jill

kit

dook

business,
fesynes

fry,
fingerling

fish

finch

cock

hen

chick

aquarium,
school, shoal sanctuar pond, tank
y
charm

flamingo

chick

fly

maggot

fox

reynard,
dog fox,
tod

vixen

buzz

cloud,
swarm

kit, cub, pup howl, yelp, skulk, leash

simper
tadpole,
polliwog

frog, toad

colony,
flamboyance
, flurry,
stand,
regiment

croak,
ribbit

nest

den

den

army, knot

nest

terrarium

horde

nest

cage

gerbil

buck

doe

pup

giraffe

bull

doe

calf

bleat

herd, corps,
savannah enclosure
tower

gnat

male

female

larva

buzz

cloud, horde

nest

gnu

bull

cow

calf

bellow

herd

goat

billy
goat

nanny goat

kid

bleat

herd, tribe,
trip

barn, corral

goose

gander

goose

gosling

cackle,
gobble

flock,
gaggle, skein
(only while
in flight),
wedge
(flying in a
"V"
formation)

gorilla

male

female

infant

grunt,
whine, pant

band

grove

grasshopper

male

female

nymph

chirp

swarm

nest

guinea pig

boar

sow

pup

squeak

group

nest

cage

cage

gull

cock

hen

chick

hamster

buck

doe

pup

squeak

horde

nest

cage

hare

buck

doe

leveret

squeak

down, husk

burrow

hutch

hawk

tiercel

hen

eyas

aerie, cast,
kettle

hedgehog

boar

sow

piglet

array

nest

pen

hippopotamu
s

bull

cow

calf

bellow,
rumble

herd, bloat

river

pen

hornet

male

female

larva

buzz

swarm,
cloud

nest

sow

piglet, shoat,
farrow

grunt,
squeal

drove, herd,
litter
(piglets)

sty

hog,pig,
swine

boar

colony

pigsty,
pigpen

neigh,
snort,
whinny

harras, team
(harnessed),
string (race
horses), rage
(colts)

range

stable,
paddock,
corral

bark, howl,
bay

cry, mute,
pack

den

kennel

den

horse

stallion,
stud

mare, dam

foal, colt
(male), filly
(female)

hound

dog

bitch

pup, puppy

hummingbird

cock

hen

chick

hyena

male

female

cub

laugh

clan, cackle

den

bitch

pup

gecker,how
l

pack

den

hen

chick

chatter,
screech

band, party

jackal

jay

jellyfish

cock

ephyna

charm

smack,
smuck,
brood

aquarium

kangaroo,
wallaby

buck,
boomer,
jack

doe, flyer,
jill, roo

joey

chortle

koala

male

female

joey

scream,
wail

leopard

leopard

leopardess

cub

growl

leap, prowl

den

den

lion

lion

lioness

cub

roar, growl

pride

den

den

llama

cria

maw

herd

locust

larva

buzz

host, swarm

louse (plural
lice)

male

female

nit, nymph

troop, herd,
mob

colony,
infestation

corral

nest

magpie

cock

hen

chick

chatter

tiding, tribe,
charm, gulp,
flock,
murder

mallard

drake

duck

duckling

quack

flush, sord

manatee

bull

cow

aquarium,
pond

pod

marten

mole

nest

richness

male

female

pup

monkey

male

female

infant

chatter,
gibber,
howl,
scream

moose

bull

cow

calf

bellow

labor

nest

cage

troop,
cartload

grove

cage

herd

mosquito

male

female

nymph,
wriggler,
tumbler

whine

swarm

mouse (plural
mice), rat

buck

doe

pup, pinkie,
kitten

squeak

horde,
mischief

mule

john

molly

foal

bray

barren, pack,
span

nightingale

cock

hen

chick

pipe, sing,
warble

watch

opossum

jack

jill

joey

ostrich

cock

hen

chick

chirp

flock

otter

dog

bitch

whelp, pup

owl

owlet,
fledgling

family, raft,
romp
hoot,
scream,
shriek

parliament

nest

cage

barn, corral

ox

steer,
bullock

cow

oyster

panda

stot, calf

low, bellow

spat

boar

sow

drove, herd,
yoke

barn, corral

bed

pool

cub

den

parrot

cock

hen

chick

mimic,
screech,
squawk

peafowl

peacock

peahen

peachick

scream

penguin

male

female

chick

pigeon

cock

hen

squab,
squeaker

company,
flock

muster,
ostentation

rookery

coo

flock, kit

den

platypus

puggle

porcupine

prickle

colony

cage

prairie dog

boar

sow

pup

coterie, town

quail

cock

hen

chick

bevy, covey,
drift

coop

rabbit

buck

doe

bunny

squeak

colony, husk burrow

hutch

raccoon

boar

sow

cub

trill

reindeer

buck

doe

fawn

nursery, gaze

herd

rhinoceros

bull

cow

calf

bellow

crash

seal

bull

cow

pup

bark

herd, pod,
rookery,
harem

shark

bull

female

cub, pup

sheep

ram

ewe

lamb,
lambkin,
cosset

skunk

kit

drift, drove,
flock, herd,
mob, trip

corral

surfeit

cage

spiderling

cluster

cobweb

terrarium

hatchling,
paralarva,
larva

shoal, squad

hatchling

spider

male

female

squid

male

female

doe

aquarium,
tank

terrarium

female

buck

school,
shiver, shoal

nest, pit

male

pup, kit

hiss

den

bed, knot

snake

squirrel

bleat

den

squeak,
chatter,
click

dray

swan

cob

pen

cygnet,
flapper

termite

drone

queen,
worker

larva

tiger

tiger

tigress

cub

trout

cry

growl, roar

fingerling

turkey

tom or
gobbler
(adult
male),
jake
(juvenil
e male)

hen

poult

turtle

male

female

hatchling

walrus

bull

cow

cub

bevy, game,
herd, team,
wedge
(flying in a
"V"
formation)
colony

hill

terrarium

ambush,
streak

den

den

hoover

gobble

aquarium,
sanctuar pond, tank
y

rafter

terrarium,
pond, tank

bale

groan

herd, pod

sanctuar
y

wasp

weasel

drone

queen,
worker

dog,
buck,
bitch, doe, jill
jack,
hob

larva

buzz

kit

swarm,
colony

nest

gang

den

whale

bull

cow

calf

sing

gam, herd,
pod

wolf

dog

bitch

pup, whelp

howl, cry

pack, rout

wombat

jack

jill

joey

yak

bull

cow

calf

bellow

herd

zebra

stallion

mare

colt, foal

whinny

herd,
crossing

cage

aquarium,
sanctuar tank, pool
y

den

den

mob

barn, pen

savannah enclosure

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