We love collective nouns as so many of them are both descriptive and funny. Here we have collected (excuse the pun) some of our favourites and even added a few of our own. The list is split into animals, plants & others and some of our creations at the end. Let us know if you have any suggestions (either real or created) we’d love to add more.
A word of appreciation is due to ‘Uncle John’ who started this list when we were all much younger and better looking.
Animals
An armoury
of
aardvarks
A chatter
of
budgerigars
A quiver
of
cobras
A congress
of
eagles
A bloat or pod
of
hippos
A smack
of
jellyfish
A lounge
of
lizards
A troop
of
monkeys
A squadron
of
pelicans
A shiver
of
sharks
A flight
of
swallows
A confusion
of
wildebeest
A herd
of
antelope
An obstinacy
of
buffalo
An orchestra
of
crickets
A charm
of
finches
A party
of
hornbills
A deceit
of
lapwings
A mob
of
meerkats
A scourge
of
mosquitoes
A waddle
of
penguins
A pit or nest
of
snakes
An ambush
of
tigers
A destruction
of
wild cats
A shrewdness
of
apes
A flutter
of
butterflies
A bask
of
crocodiles
A flamboyance
of
flamingos
A crown
of
kingfishers
An exaltation
of
larks
A mob
of
mongooses
A flock
of
ostriches
An unkindness
of
ravens
A clutter
of
spiders
A creep
of
tortoises
A pack
of
wild dogs
A troop
of
baboons
An army
of
caterpillars
A murder
of
crows
A tower
of
giraffes
A cackle
of
hyenas
A leap
of
leopards
A mischief
of
mice
A parliament
of
owls
A crash
of
rhinos
A scurry
of
squirrels
A wake
of
vultures
A dazzle
of
zebras
A cloud or camp
of
bats
A coalition
of
cheetahs
A pod or school
of
dolphins
A siege
of
herons
A skulk
of
jackals
A pride
of
lions
A mumble
of
moles
A pandemonium
of
parrots
A rookery
of
seals
A murmuration
of
starlings
A sounder
of
warthogs
Other
A stillness
of
baobabs
A dance
of
leadwoods
Sandscapes Creations
A kaleidoscope
of
chameleons
A shitload
of
dung beetles
a shyness
of
kudus
a squawking
of
lovebirds
A sting
of
scorpions
