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List of collective nouns for non-human mammals - Definition and Overview
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SUBJECT COLLECTIVE TERM
STATUS
aardvarks An aarmory of aardvarks Spurious
antelope A herd of antelope
√
apes A shrewdness of apes
√
asses A pace of asses
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baboons A congress of baboons
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baboons A flange of baboons
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badgers A cete of badgers
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bats A colony of bats
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bears A sloth of bears
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beavers A colony of beavers
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beavers A lodge of beavers
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boars A singular of boars
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boars A sounder of boars
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buffalo A herd of buffalo
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buffalo An obstinacy of buffalo
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camels A flock of camels
√
camels A complaint of camels
Uncertain
cats (feral or wild) A destruction of cats (feral or wild)
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cats A clowder of cats
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cats A cluster of cats
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cats A clutter of cats
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cats A glaring of cats
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cats A pounce of cats
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kittens (cats) A kindle of kittens (cats)
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cattle A herd of cattle
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cattle A kine of cattle
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chamois A herd of chamois
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cattle A drove of cattle
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cows A flink of cows
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cows A herd of cows
√
curs A cowardice of curs
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deer A herd of deer
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deer A leash of deer
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deer A parcel of deer
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roes A bevy of roes
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hounds A cry of hounds
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puppies A litter of puppies
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show dogs A bench of show dogs Uncertain
dolphins A pod of dolphins
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elephants A herd of elephants
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elephants A parade of elephants
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elk A gang of elk
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ferrets A business of ferrets
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ferrets A fesnying of ferrets
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foxes A leash of foxes
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foxes A skulk of foxes
√
geeks A bunch of geeks
√
giraffes A corps of giraffes
√
giraffes A tower of giraffes Uncertain
goats A tribe of goats
√
goats A trip of goats
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gorillas A band of gorillas
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gorillas A woop of gorillas
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hares A down of hares
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hares A husk of hares
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hares A leap of hares
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hares A trace of hares
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hares A trip of hares
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hedgehogs A prickle of hedgehogs
√
hippopotami A bloat of hippopotami Uncertain
hippopotami A crash of hippopotami
√
colts A rag of colts
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colts A rake of colts
√
horses A harass of horses
√
horses A stable of horses
√
horses A team of horses
√
mares A stud of mares
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ponies A string of ponies
√
racehorses A field of racehorses
√
hounds A cry of hounds
√
hounds A mute of hounds
√
hounds A pack of hounds
√
hyenas A clan of hyenas
√
kangaroos A court of kangaroos (see note) Spurious
kangaroos A mob of kangaroos
√
kangaroos A troop of kangaroos
√
leopards A leap of leopards
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lions A pride of lions
√
lions A sault of lions
√
lions A sowse of lions
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moles A company of moles
√
moles A labour of moles
√
moles A movement of moles
√
monkeys A mission of monkeys
√
monkeys A tribe of monkeys
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mice A mischief of mice
√
mice A nest of mice
√
mules A barren of mules
√
mules A Rake of mules
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oxen A span of oxen
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oxen A team of oxen
√
oxen A yoke of oxen
√
pandas A pandemonium of pandas Spurious
pekinese A pomp of pekinese
√
hogs A drift of hogs Uncertain
hogs A parcel of hogs
√
hogs A passel of hogs
√
piglets A farrow of piglets
√
piglets A litter of piglets
√
pigs A drove of pigs
√
pigs A herd of pigs
√
pigs A sounder of pigs
√
polar bears An aurora of polar bears
√
polecats A chine of polecats
√
porpoises A turmoil of porpoises Uncertain
possum A passel of possum Uncertain
conies A bury of conies
√
kittens (rabbits) A wrack of kittens (rabbits)
√
rabbits A bury of rabbits
√
rabbits A colony of rabbits
√
rabbits A nest of rabbits
√
raccoons A gaze of raccoons
√
rats A colony of rats
√
rats A pack of rats
√
rats A rabble of rats
√
rats A swarm of rats
√
rhinoceroses A crash of rhinoceroses
√
seals A plum of seals Uncertain
seals A pod of seals
√
seals A spring of seals
√
seals A colony of seals (on land)
√
seals A raft of seals (in the water)
√
lambs A fall of lambs
√
sheep A flock of sheep
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sheep A trip of sheep
√
squirrels A dray of squirrels
√
swine A drift of swine
√
swine A sounder of swine
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tigers A streak of tigers
√
tigers An ambush of tigers
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walruses A herd of walruses
√
walruses An ugly of walruses
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weasels A sneak of weasels
√
whales A gam of whales
√
whales A herd of whales
√
whales A pod of whales
√
whales A school of whales
√
wolves A pack of wolves
√
wolves A rout of wolves
√
zebra A herd of zebra
√
zebra A zeal of zebra
√


Notes:

The phrase "A court of kangaroos" is frequently thought to be legitimate, given the (quite unrelated) expression "a kangaroo court". There is no known evidence of its legitimacy as a collective noun, however.

A "complaint of camels" was formerly common in Australia due to the poem "The Plaint of the Camel" by Charles Edward Carryl, which was part of the primary school syllabus for many years.

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