Animal and Creature Group Names
Animal | Name |
---|---|
albatross | rookery |
alligators | congregation |
angels* | host |
antelope | herd |
ants | army, colony, nest, swarm |
apes | shrewdness, troop |
apparitions* | academy |
asses | drove, herd, pace |
auks | colony, flock, raft |
baboons | flange, troop |
bacteria | culture |
badgers | cete, colony, company, set |
banshees* | racket |
barracudas | battery |
basilisks* | tackle |
bass | shoal |
bats | cloud, colony |
bears (adult) | sleuth, sloth |
beavers | colony, family |
bees | grist, hive, nest, swarm |
behemoths* | spectacle |
birds | brace, congregation, dissimulation, flock, volary |
bison | herd |
bitterns | sedge, siege |
bloodhounds | sute |
boars | sounder, singular |
bobolinks | chain |
bucks | brace, clash |
buffalo | gang, herd, obstinacy, troop |
bullfinches | bellowing |
bullocks | drove |
butterflies | flight, flutter |
buzzards | wake |
camels | caravan, flock, train |
capons | mews |
caribou | herd |
caterpillars | army |
cats (general) | clowder, clutter, glare, nuisance, pounce |
cattle | drove, herd, team |
centaurs* | eminence |
cheetahs | coalition |
cherubim* | compass |
chickens | brood, peep |
chicks | clutch, chattering |
chimerae* | braid |
chinchilla | colony |
choughs | clattering |
clams | bed |
cobras | quiver |
cockatrices* | cabal |
cockroaches | intrusion |
cod | lap |
colts | rag, rake |
coots | cover, raft |
cormorants | gulp |
cows | kine |
coyote | band |
crabs | cast |
cranes | herd, sedge, siege |
crocodiles | bask, float |
crows | horde, murder, parcel |
cubs | litter |
curlews | herd |
curs | cowardice |
deer | herd, leash |
demons* | legion |
devils* | bombast |
dogs | kennel, litter, pack |
dolphins | pod |
donkeys | drove, herd, pace |
dotterel | trip |
doves | bevy, cote, dole, dule, paddling, piteousness |
dragons* | dignity |
dryads* | brace |
ducks (flight) | flock |
ducks (ground) | badling, brace |
ducks (water) | paddling, raft, team |
dunlins | fling |
eagles | aerie, convocation |
eels | bed, fry, swarm |
eggs | clutch |
elephant seals (weaner pod = yearling elephant seals) | pod |
elephants | herd, memory |
elks | gang , herd |
emus | mob |
falcons | cast |
ferrets | business, cast, fesnying |
finches | charm |
fish | catch, drought, haul, run, school, shoal |
flamingoes | flamboyance, stand |
flies | business, cloud, swarm |
foxes | lead, leash, skulk |
frogs | army, colony, knot |
gargoyles* | audacity |
geese (flight) | skein |
geese (ground) | corps, herd, gaggle |
ghosts* | congress |
ghouls* | shroud |
giraffes | tower |
gnats | cloud, horde, swarm |
gnus | implausibility |
goats | drove, herd, tribe, trip |
goldfinches | charm |
goldfish | glint, troubling |
gorillas | band, troop |
goshawks | flight |
grasshoppers | cloud |
greyhounds | leash |
griffins* | senate |
guillemots | bazaar |
guinea fowl | confusion |
gulls | colony, screech |
hares | down, husk |
harpies* | clamor |
hawks (flight) | kettle |
hawks (general) | cast |
hawks (spiraling) | boil |
hedgehogs | array |
hens | brood |
herons | hedge, sedge, siege |
herrings | army, shoal |
hippopotamuses | bloat |
hogs | drift, passel, parcel |
hornets | bike, nest |
horses (general) | harras, stable, team, troop |
horses (wild) | herd |
hounds | cry, mute, pack |
housecats | clowder, cluster, dout, nuisance |
hummingbirds | charm |
hyenas | cackle, clan |
ifrits* | storm |
impalas | herd |
insects | horde, nest, plague, rabble, swarm |
jackrabbits | husk |
jays | band, party, scold |
jellyfish | brood, smack |
kangaroos | herd, mob, troop |
kittens | litter, kindle |
lapwings | deceit |
larks | ascension, exaultation |
leopards | leap, leep, lepe |
leprechauns* | indulgence |
lice | flock |
lions | pride, sault, troop |
lizards | lounge |
locusts | plague |
magpies | charm, gulp, murder, tiding |
mallards (flight) | sord |
mallards (general) | brace |
mares | stud |
martens | richness |
mermaids* | gossip |
mice | mischief |
midges | bite |
minnows | shoal, steam, swarm |
moles | company, labor, movement |
monkeys | barrel, carload, cartload, tribe, troop |
moose | herd |
mosquitoes | scourge |
mudhens | fleet |
mules | barren, pack, rake, span |
naiads* | swell |
nightingales | watch |
otters | bevy, family, raft, romp |
owls | parliament, stare |
oxen | drove, herd, team, yoke |
oysters | bed |
parrots | company, pandemonium |
partridges [or grouse or ptarmigans] | covey |
peacocks | muster, ostentation, pride |
peeps | litter |
pekingese | pomp |
pelicans | pod |
penguins (general) | colony, huddle |
penguins (nursery) | |
pheasants (brood) | nide |
pheasants (flushed) | bouquet |
pheasants (general) | nest, nye |
pigeons | flight, flock, kit |
piglets | farrow |
pigs | herd, litter, sounder |
pilchards | shoal |
plovers (flight) | wing |
plovers (general) | congregation |
polecats | chine |
ponies | string |
porcupines | prickle |
porpoises | crowd, herd, pod, school, shoal |
prairie dogs | coterie |
pups | litter |
quail | bevy, covey |
rabbits (young) | nest |
rabbits | bury, colony, down, drove, husk, leash, trace, trip |
raccoons | gaze |
rats | colony, pack, plague, swarm |
rattlesnakes | rhumba |
ravens | unkindness |
reindeer | herd |
revenants* | depravity |
rhinoceros | crash, stubbornness |
roebucks | bevy |
rooks | building, clamor, parliment |
rooks, ravens, crows | storytelling |
ruffs | hill |
salmon | run |
sandpipers | fling |
sardines | family |
scorpions | bed, nest |
seabirds | wreck |
seals | bob, colony, crash, harem, herd, pod, team |
seraphim* | glory |
sharks | school, shiver, shoal |
sheep | down, drove, flock, fold, hurtle, pack, trip |
sheldrakes | doading |
skeletons* | drudge |
skylarks | exultation |
snails | escargatoire, rout, walk |
snakes | bed, den, knot, nest, pit |
snipe | walk, wisp |
sparrows | host |
sphinxes* | finery |
spiders | cluster, clutter |
spirits* | penumbra |
springbok | herd |
sprites* | resolution |
squirrels | dray, scurry |
starlings | chattering, murmuration |
stingrays | fever |
stoats | pack, trip |
storks | muster, mustering |
succubi* | opulence |
swallows (or doves, goshawks, or cormorants) | flight, gulp |
swans (flight) | flight, wedge |
swans (general) | bevy, bank, herd |
swifts | flock |
swine | drift, sounder |
teal | spring |
termites | brood, colony, nest, swarm |
thrush | mutation |
tigers | ambush, streak |
titans* | majesty |
toads | knab, knot, nest |
trolls* | malevolence |
trout | hover |
turkeys | gang, posse, raft, rafter |
turtledoves | dule, pitying |
turtles | bale, dole, nest, turn |
unicorns* | blessing |
valkyries* | cavalry |
vipers | generation, nest |
vultures (circling) | kettle |
vultures (general) | venue |
walruses | herd, pod |
wasps | nest, swarm |
waterfowl | knob, plump |
weasels | gang, colony, pack |
whales | gam, herd, pod, school |
widgeons | company |
wild cats | destruction |
wildfowl | plump |
wolves (general) | pack |
wolves (moving) | rout, route |
wombats | wisdom |
woodcocks | fall |
woodpeckers | descent |
worms | bed, bunch, clat, clew |
wraiths* | degradation |
wyverns* | poachment |
zebras | cohort, crossing, herd, zeal |
*: fantastic creatures
Source: Here, Pointless, and Wondermark
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