Oddjams

A Collection of Collective Nouns (Names) of Animals - More Will Be Added As and When Found.

A

antelopes  - herd of

ants  - army, colony, swarm of

apes - shrewdness of

B

baboons - congress, flange, tribe of

baboons - flange of

bacteria - culture of

badgers - colony, cete of

bears - sleuth, sloth of

bears (polar bears) - pack of

beavers - colony, lodge of

bees - flight, grist, hive, swarm

birds - congregation, dissimulation, flight, flock, volery of

bitterns - siege of

boars - herd, singular, sounder of

boar - singular of

bobolinks - chain of

bucks - brace, clash of

buffalo - herd of

butterflies - rabble, swarm of

buzzards - wake of

C

camels - flock of

caterpillars - army of

cats - clowder, clutter, glaring, pounce of

cats (house cats) - nuisance, dout of

cats (kittens) - litter, kendle, kindle of

cats (kittens) - kindle of

cats (wild cats) - destruction of

cattle - herd, kine, team, drove of

cattle - herd of

cattle (two) - yoke of

chamois - herd of

chickens - flock, peep, brood, chattering of

chickens - flock of

chicks - brood, clutch of

chimpanzees - cartload of

chinchillas - herd of

clams - bed of

cobras - quiver of

colts - rag of

colts - rake of

conies - bury of

coots - cover of

cormorants - flight of

coyotes - band of

cranes - sedge of

cranes - siege of

crocodiles - congregation of

crocodiles - float of

crows - murder of

crows - storytelling of

D

deer - leash, parcel, herd of

deer - leash of

deer (roe deer) - bevy of

dogs - pack, kennel of

dogs (puppies) - litter of

dolphins - pod of

donkeys - herd, pace, drove of

donkeys - herd of

dotterel - trip of

doves - cote, dole, flight, piteousness, bevy of

dragons - wing, flight, weyr of

ducks - flock, flush, paddling, raft, team, brace of

E

eagles - convocation, aerie of

eels - swarm of

elephants - memory, parade, herd of

elephants - memory of

elk - herd, gang of

emus - mob of

F

ferrets - cast, fesnying, business of

ferrets - cast of

finches - charm of

fish - draft, haul, run, school, shoal, catch of

flies - swarm of

foxes - leash, skulk, lead of

foxes - leash of

frogs - colony, knot, army of

frogs - colony of

G

geese - gaggle, flock of

geese (flying in a 'V') - wedge of

geese (in flight) - skein of

gerbils - horde of

giraffes - herd, tower, corps of

giraffes - herd of

gnats - horde, swarm, cloud of

gnats - horde of

gnus - herd, implausibility of

goats - herd, tribe, trip, drove of

goats - herd of

goldfinches - charm of

goldfish - glint of

gorillas - band of

goslings - skein of

greyhounds - leash of

grouse - pack, covey of

guinea pigs - group of

gulls - colony of

H

hamsters - horde of

hares - drove, husk, leash, trip, warren, down of

hawks - kettle, cast, aerie of

hedgehogs - prickle, array of

hens - brood of

herons - sedge, siege, hedge of

herons - sedge of

hippopotami - crash, herd, bloat of

hippopotami - crash of

hogs - parcel, passel, drift of

hogs - parcel of

hornets - nest of

horses - herd, stable, team, troop, harras of

horses - herd of

hounds - pack, cry, mute of

K

kangaroos - mob, troop, herd of

L

larks - exaltation of

leopards - leap of

lions - pride of

M

monkeys - troop of

N

nightingales - watch of

O

oxen - yoke, drove, herd of

oysters - bed of

P

partridge - covey of

peacocks - muster, ostentation of

pheasants - nest, nide of

pigs - litter of

Q

quails - bevy, covey of

R

rhinoceroses - crash of