200 Examples of Collective Nouns in English

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200 examples of collective nouns in English

Collective nouns are words for single things that are made up of more than one person, place, animal, thing, or idea.
Words like Flock, Crowd and Staff are collective noun examples. There are lots of collective nouns.

a plague of locusts herd of curlew host/surration/quarrel of sparrows


a pride of lions herd/mob of deer cluster/clutter of spiders
a shoal of fish obstinancy of buffalo drey of squirrels
zeal of zebras bellowing of bullfinches chattering/crowd of starlings
hover of trout drove of bullocks flight of swallows
rafter of turkeys flock of camels drift/herd/sounder of swine
turn of turtles prettying of doves spring of teal
pledge of wasps paddling of ducks mutation of thrush
bunch/knob of waterfowl safe of ducks (on land) ambush of tigers
troop of baboons fling of dunlins knab/knot of toads
a skein of wild geese in flight convocation of eagles a band of musicians
a string of horses ferrets a bevy of ladies
a stud of horses charm of finches a board of directors
a swarm of bees shoal/run of fish a body of men
colony of badgers a plague of locusts a bunch of crocks
sloth of bears a pride of lions a caravan of gypsies
erst of bees a school of whales a choir of singers
flight of birds a shoal of fish a class of students
chatter of budgerigars band of gorillas a company of actors
a train of camels cloud of grasshoppers a congregation of worshippers
a tribe of goats brace/leash/pack of greyhounds a troupe of artistes
a troop of lions brood/pack/covey of grouse a crew of sailors
a zoo of wild animals an army of ants a crowd of people
brood of chickens a bevy of quail a dynasty of kings
chattering of choughs a broad of chickens a gang of prisoners
rag/rake of colts a catch of fish a group of dancers
covert of coots a cloud of insects a horde of savages
a school of whales cast of hawks An album of photographs
herd of cranes array of hedgehogs An anthology of poems
bask of crocodiles crowd of ibis An archipelago of islands
murder of crows flight/swarm of insects A bale of cotton
litter of cubs brood/fluther/smuck of jellyfish Heap of Trash
a string of horses herd/mob/troop of kangaroos Hill of Beans
a stud of horses kindle/litter of kittens Holiness of Donuts
a swarm of bees deceit/desert of lapwings Mess of Grits
a team of oxen bevy/exaltation of larks A basket of fruit
A cloud of dust leap/lepe of leopards A batch of bread
A clump of bushes pride/sawt/troop of lions A battery of guns
A collection of coins tiding/tittering of magpies Skein of silk
A comb of bananas sord/suit of mallard Skirl of bagpipes
A galaxy of stars stud of mares Slew ofh
A group of islands richesse of martens Spawn of Umbrellas
A fleet of ships nest of mice Sprinkle of Hoses
Flight of Steps company/labour/mumble of moles Stand of Arms
Galaxy of Starlets troop of monkeys Staple of Zines
A forest of trees cartload/pack/span/barren of mules Swirl of Paisleys
A hail of bullets puddling/watch of nightingales Troop of Mushrooms
A library of books flock of ostrich A block of flats
An outfit of clothes bevy/family of otters A book of notes
parliament/stare of owls A bouquet of flowers
yoke of oxen A bowl of rice
Batch of Bread pandemonium of parrots Battery of Artillery
Bits of Information covey of partridges Belt of Asteroids
Bowl of Flour muster of peacocks A bunch of keys
A ream of paper swarm of eels A bundle of sticks
A reel of film herd/parade of elephants A catalogue of prices
A set of clubs herd/gang of elk A chest of drawers
A string of pearls cast of falcons A cluster of coconuts
A wad of notes busyness/cast/fesynes of Fleet of Vehicles
Agenda of Tasks rookery of penguins Flight of Aeroplanes
Anthology of Poems kit of pigeons Flight of Stairs
Anthology of Prose farrow of piglets Garland of Sonnets
A hand of bananas litter of pigs Pack of Cards
A harvest of wheat nursery of raccoons Pocket of Oranges
A heap of rubbish string of racehorses Pod of Peas
A hedge of bushes unkindness of ravens Punnet of Strawberries
Atlas of Maps crash of rhinoceros Purse of Winnings
Bag of Game bevy of roe deer Quire of Newspapers
Bank of Batteries parliament of rooks herd/drove of cattle
bevy/covey/drift of quail hill of ruffs cowardice/pack/kennel of dogs
bury/colony/nest/warren of rabbits family of sardines pod/school of dolphins
colony of rats pod/harem/herd/rookery of seals trip of dotterel
chowder/clowder/cluster/glaring of flock/herd/trip/mob of sheep walk/wisp/wish of snipe
cats dopping of sheldrake
den/pit/nest of snakes
army of caterpillars

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