List of collective nouns by subject A-H
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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 | √ |
| drunks | A stumble of drunks | √ Uncertain |
| 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 | √ |