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For example, a group of ships is called a fleet, a group of cows is called a herd, a groupd of lions is called a pride, a group of baseball players is called a team, and a group of ants is called a colony. Some Collective Nouns:
List of Collective Nouns by Collective Noun
armada of ships army of caterpillars, frogs, soldiers bank of circuits battery of tests bed of clams, snakes belt of asteroids bevy of beauties bouquet of flowers brood of hens caravan of camels cete of badgers chain of islands clan of hyenas class of students cloud of gnats clowder of cats clutter of cats clutch of chicks, eggs company of actors colony of ants, bats, beavers, lepers, penguins congregation of plovers, worshippers corps of giraffes coven of witches crowd of onlookers culture of bacteria deck of cards den of snakes, thieves division of soldiers drove of cattle
fleet of airplanes, ships flock of birds, sheep flight of swallows flotilla of ships forest of trees gaggle of geese galaxy of stars herd of antelope, buffalo, cattle, deer, zebra hive of bees host of sparrows knot of toads leap of leopards library of books litter of puppies, kittens lodge of beavers mob of kangaroos murder of crows nest of mice, snakes orchard of trees pack of dogs, hounds, wolves panel of experts parliament of owls pit of snakes platoon of soldiers pod of whales pride of lions, peacocks quiver of arrows range of mountains school of fish shrewdness of apes slate of candidates sloth of bears sounder of boars, pigs squad of players, soldiers stand of flamingoes, trees swarm of ants, bees, fkies team of horses, oxen, players thicket of trees tribe of monkeys, natives trip of goats troop of apes, kangaroos troupe of actors, performers unit of soldiers wad of bills, money wealth of information
flamingoes - stand flowers - bouquet geese - gaggle giraffes - corps gnats - cloud goats - trip hens - brood hounds - cry, pack hyenas - clan information - wealth islands - chain kangaroos - mob, troop kittens - litter lawyers - murder leopards - leap lepers - colony lions - pride monkeys - tribe, troop mountains - range owls - parliament oxen - team, yoke puppies - litter ships - armada, fleet, flotilla snakes - bed, den, nest, pit soldiers - army, brigade, company, division, platoon, squad, unit sparrows - host, flight students - class tests - battery toads - knot trees - forest, grove, orchard, stand, thicket trucks - convoy turkeys - rafter vipers - nest whales - pods witches - coven wolves - pack worshippers - congregation zebras - herd
yoke of oxen
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Alpaca
male
female
cria
herd
Antelope
buck
doe
calf
herd
Ape
male
female
baby
shrewdness
Bat
male
female
pup
colony
Bear
boar
sow
cub
sleuth, sloth
Beaver
pup, kitten
colony
Animal
Male
Bee
drone
Bird
cock
hen
Group of Animals hive, swarm (in flight), larva bike, drift, grist dissimulatio n (small birds only), hatchling, fleet, flight, chick flock, parcel, pod, volery Baby calf piglet, shoat, farrow Baby gang, herd, obstinacy singular, sounder Group of Animals
Bison, Buffalo
bull
cow
Boar Animal
boar Male
sow Female
Butterfly
male
female
Camel
bull
cow
calf
flock
Cat
tomcat
queen
kitten
Cattle
bull
cow
Animal
Male
Female
calf, dogie (a drift, drove, motherless herd, mob calf) Group of Baby Animals
Cheetah
male
female
cub
coalition
Chicken
rooster
hen
chick, pullet flock, brood (young (of hens), hen), clutch (of cockrell chicks), (young peep (of rooster) chicks) larva nymph Baby codling, hake, sprag, bed intrusion Group of Animals school
Male -
Female -
Crane
chick
Crow
cock
hen
chick
Animal
Male
Female
Baby
Deer
buck, stag
doe
fawn
herd, mob
Dinosaur
bull
cow
herd (of planthatchling, eaters), juvenile pack (of meat-eaters) litter (pups from one mother), pack (wild), kennel herd, pod, school Group of Animals drove, herd
Dog
dog
bitch
pup
Dove
cock
hen
squab, chick
Duck
drake
duck
duckling
brace, bunch, flock, paddling, raft, team Eagle fledgling, aerie, eaglet convocation Baby leptocephal us (larva), elver (juvenile) calf calf chick, hatchling Group of Animals swarm
Animal
Male
Female
Eel
bull bull
cow cow
Falcon
tercel, terzel
falcon
chick
cast
business, fesynes Group of Animals draft, run, school, shoal charm cloud, swarm
Fox
vixen
Animal
Male
Female
Frog
Gerbil
buck
doe
pup
horde herd, corps, tower, group cloud, horde herd Group of Animals herd, tribe, trip flock, gaggle, skein (only while in flight), wedge (flying in a "V" formation) band
Goose
gander
goose
gosling
Gorilla
male
female
infant
Grasshopper male
female
nymph
Male
Female
Baby
boar
sow
pup
Gull
cock
hen
chick
colony
Hawk
tiercel
hen
eyas
Hedgehog
boar
sow
piglet, pup
array
Heron
cock
hen
chick
sedge, siege
Hog
Horse
drove, herd, litter (a shoat, group of boar sow farrow young born to one mother) stable, harras, herd, team foal, colt stallion (working mare, dam (male), filly , stud horses), (female) string or field (race horses)
Hound
dog
bitch
pup
Animal
Male
Female
Human
man
woman
Group of Animals clan (related), crowd, family baby, infant, (closely toddler related), community, gang, mob, tribe, etc. Baby chick cub chick Baby ephyna joey charm clan, cackle band, party Group of Animals smack troop, herd, mob
Hummingbir cock d Hyena Jay Animal Jellyfish Kangaroo male cock Male -
buck, doe, flyer, boome jill, roo r, jack male cock female hen
Koala Lark
joey chick
n/a exaltation leap, prowl (some say it should be a spot of leopards) Group of Animals
Leopard
leopard leopardess
cub
Animal
Male
Female
Baby
Lion
lion
lioness
cub
pride
Llama Locust
female
cria nymph
herd host, swarm colony, infestation, lice tiding, tribe, charm, gulp, flock, murder flush, sord Group of Animals richness labor
Magpie
cock
hen
chick
drake Male
duck Female
duckling Baby
male
female
pup
Monkey
male
female
infant
troop, cartload
Moose
bull
cow
herd
Mosquito
male
female
swarm
Nightingale
cock
hen
chick
watch
Ox
steer, bull
cow
stot, calf
Oyster
spat
bed
Panda
boar
sow
cub
Animal
Male
Female
Baby
Parrot
cock
hen
chick
Peafowl
peacoc k
peahen
peachick
muster, ostentation
Penguin
male
female
chick
rookery
Pheasant
cock
hen
chick
Animal
Male
Female
Pig
boar
sow
brood (a family), nye (a large group) Group of Animals drove, herd, litter (of pups), sounder flock, kit herd, pod, school Group of Animals coterie, town
Prairie dog
boar
sow
pup
Pronghorn
buck
doe
fawn
herd
Quail
cock
hen
chick
Rabbit
buck
doe
colony, drove, leash, nest, trace, warren Group of Animals nursery, gaze horde, mischief congress, unkindness
Reindeer
bull
cow
calf
herd
Rhinoceros Animal
bull Male
cow Female
calf Baby larva, pluteus (freeswimming stage), juvenile (young urchin) pup
Sand Dollar
male
female
Seal
bull
cow
Seastar
male
female
Sea Urchin
male
female
larva, pluteus (freeswimming stage), juvenile (young urchin) larva, pluteus (freeswimming stage), juvenile (young urchin)
Serval
male
female
kitten
Shark
female
school, shiver drift, drove, flock,herd, mob, trip Group of Animals surfeit
Snake
male
female
male
female
Snakelet, neonate (a newly-born snake), bed, nest, hatchling (a pit newlyhatched snake) wisp host spiderling -
Squirrel
buck
doe
dray
Swallow
Swan
cob
pen
Animal
Male
Female
Termite
male
female
Tiger
tiger
tigress
flight bevy, game, herd, team, cygnet, wedge flapper (flying in a "V" formation) Group of Baby Animals swarm (while larva flying), colony ambush, cub, whelp streak tadpole fingerling knot hoover
Toad Trout
male
female
Turkey
tom
hen
poult
rafter
Animal Turtle
Male male
Female female
Baby hatchling
Wallaby
jack
jill
joey
mob
Walrus
bull
cow
cub, pup
herd, pod
Wasp
larva
colony
Animal
Baby
Weasel
kit
Whale
calf
Wolf
dog
bitch
pup, whelp
pack, rout
Wombat Animal
jack Male
jill Female
joey Baby
Woodpecker male
female
chick
descent
Wren Yak
cock bull
jenny cow
chick calf
Yellow Jacket
larva
colony
Zebra
colt, foal
herd, crossing
Animal
Male
Female
Baby
Group of Animals