List of collective nouns by subject I-Z
Collective noun
List of collective nouns
List of collective nouns by subject
SUBJECT COLLECTIVE TERM idiots A thicket of idiots Spurious impediments[?] A vagary of impediments Uncertain infantry A creche of infantry Spurious information A wealth of information islands A chain of islands islands An archipelago of islands jays A party of jays jays A scold of jays Uncertain jays A band of jays jellyfish A fluther of jellyfish jellyfish A smack of jellyfish jewels A cache of jewels jugglers A neverthriving of jugglers kangaroos A court of kangaroos (see note) Spurious kangaroos A mob of kangaroos kangaroos A troop of kangaroos keys[?] A ring of keys knights A rout of knights knights A banner of knights ladies[?] A bevy of ladies lambs A rack of lambs Spurious lapwings A desert of lapwings lapwings A deceit of lapwings larks An ascension of larks larks An exaltation of larks lawyers A huddle of lawyers Uncertain leopards A leap of leopards lepers A colony of lepers librarians A catalogue of librarians Spurious lions A pride of lions lions A sowse of lions lions A sault of lions lizards A lounge of lizards Spurious locusts A plague of locusts lorries A convoy of lorries magpies A tiding(s) of magpies mallards A sord of mallards mallards A lute of mallards Uncertain men A band of (merry) men maps An atlas of maps martens[?] A richness of martens mathematicians A number of mathematicians mathematicians A set of mathematicians matrons[?] A riches of matrons Uncertain mechanics[?] A clutch of mechanics Spurious meteorologists A shower of meteorologists Spurious midges[?] A bite of midges Uncertain misers[?] A horde of misers Spurious mites A mite of mites Uncertain moles A labour of moles moles A company of moles moles A movement of moles money A wad of money riches An embarrassment of riches Uncertain winnings A purse of winnings monitors A bank of monitors monks An abomination of monks (see note) Uncertain monkeys A tribe of monkeys monkeys A mission of monkeys mosquitoes A scourge of mosquitoes mountains A range of mountains mice A nest of mice mice A mischief of mice mudhen[?] A fleet of mudhen Uncertain mules A barren of mules mules A Rake of mules natives[?] A tribe of natives nightingales A watch of nightingales nouns A collective of nouns nudists A hangout of nudists Spurious nuns A superfluity of nuns objects A collection of objects onlookers[?] A crowd of onlookers orthodontists[?] A brace of orthodontists Spurious owls A parliament of owls owls A stare of owls oxen A team of oxen oxen A yoke of oxen oxen A span of oxen oysters A bed of oysters young oysters A set of young oysters painters An illusion of painters Uncertain paper A ream of paper (see note) Spurious parrots A pandemonium of parrots Uncertain parrots A company of parrots partridges A covey of partridges partridges A bew of partridges Uncertain pathologists A body of pathologists Spurious peacocks A pride of peacocks peacocks A muster of peacocks peacocks An ostentation of peacocks pekinese[?] A pomp of pekinese penguins A parcel of penguins Uncertain penguins A rookery of penguins Spurious penguins A creche of penguins penguins A huddle of penguins penguins A colony of penguins performers[?] A troupe of performers pheasants A covey of pheasants pheasants A nye of pheasants pheasants A bouquet of pheasants philosophers A ponder of philosophers physicists A nucleus of physicists Spurious physicians A college of physicians Spurious theoretical physicists A field of theoretical physicists Spurious hogs A parcel of hogs hogs A drift of hogs Uncertain 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 pigeons A kit of pigeons Uncertain pigeons A loft of pigeons pistols[?] A brace of pistols plovers A congregation of plovers polar bears An aurora of polar bears Uncertain polecats[?] A chine of polecats porpoises A turmoil of porpoises Uncertain possum A passel of possum Uncertain potage[?] A mess of potage Uncertain preachers A converting of preachers prelates A pontifica of prelates Uncertain princes A state of princes Uncertain prose An anthology of prose harlots A heard of harlots Uncertain prostitutes An anthology of prostitutes (see note) Uncertain psychoanalysts A complex of psychoanalysts Spurious quail A covey of quail quail A bevy of quail conies A bury of conies kittens (rabbits) A wrack of kittens (rabbits) rabbits A colony of rabbits rabbits A bury of rabbits rabbits A nest of rabbits raccoons A gaze of raccoons rats A pack of rats rats A colony of rats rats A swarm of rats rats A rabble of rats ravens An unkindness of ravens ravens A conspiracy of ravens rebuttals A quiver of rebuttals rhinoceroses A crash of rhinoceroses rooks A building of rooks rooks A clamour of rooks ruffs[?] A hill of ruffs salmon A run of salmon salmon A bind of salmon sandpipers A fling of sandpipers satellites A constellation of satellites Uncertain Scots A disworship of Scots sea fowl[?] A cloud of sea fowl seagulls A flock of seagulls seals A spring of seals seals A pod of seals seals A plum of seals Uncertain senators A house of senators servants An obesiance of servants Uncertain lambs A fall of lambs sheep A flock of sheep sheep A trip of sheep sheldrakes[?] A doading of sheldrakes sailors A crew of sailors ships A flotilla of ships ships A fleet of ships ships An armada of ships snails A rout of snails snakes A den of snakes snakes A bed of snakes snakes A pit of snakes snakes A nest of snakes snakes A slither of snakes snipe A walk of snipe snipe A wisp of snipe soldiers A company of soldiers soldiers A brigade of soldiers soldiers A squad of soldiers soldiers A platoon of soldiers soldiers A division of soldiers sparrows A ubiquity of sparrows sparrows A quarrel of sparrows sparrows A host of sparrows spiders A clutter of spiders spiders A cluster of spiders squirrels A dray of squirrels stairs[?] A flight of stairs stars A galaxy of stars starlings A murmuration of starlings storks A muster of storks storks A phalanx of storks Uncertain students A class of students swallows A flight of swallows swallows A gulp of swallows Spurious swans (flying) A wedge of swans (flying) swans A whiteness of swans Uncertain swans A bevy of swans swans A bank of swans swans An eyrar of swans Uncertain swine A sounder of swine swine A drift of swine submarines A pack of submarines tailors[?] A disguising of tailors Uncertain tasks[?] An agenda of tasks teal A spring of teal teal A diving of teal
tennis games A set of tennis games
tests A battery of tests thieves A den of thieves things A bunch of things thrushes A mutation of thrushes tigers A streak of tigers tigers An ambush of tigers toads A knot of toads tourists A flock of tourists trash[?] A heap of trash trees A grove of trees trees A thicket of trees trees A stand of trees troops A parel of troops trout A hover of trout trucks A convoy of trucks turkeys A rafter of turkeys turkeys A raffle of turkeys turtles A turn of turtles turtles A dule of turtles turtles A bale of turtles turtledoves[?] A pitying of turtledoves unicorns A blessing of unicorns vicaries (vicars) A prudence of vicaries (vicars) vipers A nest of vipers wagers[?] A book of wagers walruses A herd of walruses walruses An ugly of walruses waterfowl A plump of waterfowl waterfowl A knob of waterfowl Uncertain weasels A sneak of weasels whales A school of whales whales A herd of whales whales A pod of whales whales A gam of whales widgeon[?] A coil of widgeon wikipedians A page of wikipedians witches A coven of witches wolves A pack of wolves wolves A rout of wolves women A gaggle of women Uncertain woodpeckers A descent of woodpeckers worms A clew of worms Uncertain worshipers[?] A congregation of worshipers yeomen A fellowship of yeomen zebra A zeal of zebra zebra A herd of zebra