Collective Nouns One of the craziest oddities of the English language is that there are so many different collective

nouns that all mean "group" but which are specific to what particular thing there is a group of: a herd of elephants, a crowd of people, a box of crayons, a pad of paper, etc. There is great diversity of collective nouns associated with animals, from a sleuth of bears to a murder of crows. The following is a list of the correct terms to describe groups of various types of animals.

Collective Name herd army of of

Animal antelope ants ants ants apes baboons baboons baboons bacteria badgers badgers bears bears bears (polar bears) beavers beavers bees

Collective Name cry of mute of pack of charm of clan of band of party of scold of

Animal hounds hounds hounds hummingbirds hyenas jays jays jays jellyfish kangaroos kangaroos kangaroos lapwings larks larks leopards leopards

colony of swarm of shrewdness of flange of congress of tribe of culture of cete of colony of sleuth sloth of of

smack of herd of mob troop deceit ascension exaltation of of of of of

pack of colony of lodge of flight of

leap of leep of