COLLECTIVE NOUNS

1. A group of cats – clowder
2. A group of crows – murder
3. A group of geese – gaggle
4. A group of zebras – herd
5. A group of lions – pride
6. A group of wolves – pack
7. A group of snakes – nest
8. A group of fish – school
9. A group of birds – flock
10. A group of ants – colony
11. A group of kangaroos – troop
12. A group of elephants – herd
13. A group of crocodiles – bask
14. A group of rhinoceroses – crash
15. A group of otters – romp
16. A group of porcupines – prickle
17. A group of owls – parliament
18. A group of rabbits – warren
19. A group of giraffes – tower
20. A group of cheetahs – coalition.
21. A group of ants – colony
22. A group of birds – flock
23. A group of cattle – herd
24. A group of dogs – pack
25. A group of elephants – herd
26. A group of fish – school
27. A group of geese – gaggle
28. A group of horses – herd
29. A group of lions – pride
30. A group of wolves – pack
31. A group of bees – swarm
32. A group of penguins – colony
33. A group of owls – parliament
34. A group of snakes – den
35. A group of kangaroos – troop
36. A group of jellyfish – smack
37. A group of porpoises – pod
38. A group of barracudas – battery
39. A group of rhinoceroses – crash
40. A group of crows – murder

Collective Nouns for Things & Places
a pair of shoes
a group/chain of islands
a chain/range of mountains
an album of photographs
a bale of cotton
a book of exercises
a shower of rain
a fleet of ships
a series of events
a glossary of words/phrases
a bundle of sticks
a heap of sand
a list of names
a line of cars
a cluster of stars
a set of tools
a stack of hay
a gallery of pictures
a box of cigars
a clutch of eggs
a cellar of wine
a batch of breads
a museum of art
a flight of stairs
a catalogue of goods
a sheaf of arrows
a babel of words
a whirl of windmills
a fleet of lorries
a palette of colors
a ring of keys
a battery of guns
a pack of cards
a network of computers
a library of books