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Collective Terms for Groups of Animals
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animal |
group or collective term |
notes |
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deer |
bunch |
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herd |
standard |
mob |
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rangale |
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dogs |
kennel |
the place where they live, and hence the inhabitants |
pack |
standard |
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dogfish |
troop |
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dolphins |
flock |
possibly invented |
school |
standard |
team |
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dotterel |
trip |
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doves |
dole or dule |
fanciful |
flight |
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piteousness |
fanciful |
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dragonet fish |
swarm |
possibly invented |
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ducks |
bunch (on water) |
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paddling (on water) |
possibly fanciful |
raft (on water) |
also used of other waterfowl |
skein |
in flight |
sord or sore |
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string |
in flight |
team (in flight) |
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waddling |
possibly fanciful |
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dunbirds |
flight |
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rush |
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dunlins |
fling |
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