Beth - Groups

Almost 500 animal groups in alphabetical order...
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Aerie of eagles (US spelling of Eyrie) Ambush of tigers Array of hedgehogs Army of ants Army of catepillars Army of frogs Army of herrings Ascension of larks? Aurora of polar bears Badelynge of ducks? Bale of turtles Ballet of swans Band of coyotes Band of gorillas Band of nymphs Barrel of monkeys Barren of mules Bask of crocodiles Battery of barracuda Battery of hens Bazaar of guillemots Bed of clams Bed of oysters Bed of ducks? Bed of scorpions Bed of snakes Bed of worms Bevy of larks Bevy of otters Bevy of quail Bevy of rabbits Bevy of swans Bevy of turtles Bew of partridge Bike of hornets? Bike of wasps? Bind of salmon Bloat of hippopotami or hippopotamuses Boil of hawks (2 or more) Bouquet of pheasants Brace of partridges, pheasants (hunting... pair of a game birds) Brood of hens Brood of pheasants Buffoonery of orangutans Building of rooks Bunch of ducks? (on water) Bunch of worms Bury of rabbits Bushel of crabs? Business of ferrets Business of flies Cackle of hyenas Caravan of camels Cartload of chimpanzees Cartload of monkeys Cast of crabs? Cast of hawks (2 ) Catch of oysters Cete of badgers Charm of finches, goldfinches Charm of hummingbirds Charm of magpies Chatter of budgerigar Chattering of chicks Chattering of chough Chattering of goldfinches Chattering of hummingbirds Chattering of starlings Chine of polecats Clamour of rooks? Clan of hyenas Clan of orcas or killer whales Clew of worms? Cloud of flies Cloud of gnats Cloud of grasshoppers Cloud of locust Cloud of starlings Clowder of cats Cluster of bees Cluster of grasshoppers Cluster of spiders Clutch of chicks Clutch of oysters Clutter of cats Clutter of spiders Clutter of starlings Coalition of cheetahs Cohorts of zebras Colony of ants Colony of bats Colony of beavers Colony of bees Colony of beetles Colony of frogs? Colony of gulls Colony of lice Colony of meerkats Colony of mice Colony of penguins Colony of rabbits Colony of scorpions Colony of squirrels Colony of termites Colony of wasps Company of foxes Company of moles Company of parrots Congregation of crocodiles Congregation of plovers Congregation of rooks Congress of ravens Conspiracy of ravens Convocation of eagles Corps of giraffe Coterie of prairie dogs Couple and a half of hounds (3) Couple and a half of conies (3) Covey of grouse Covey of partridge Covey of pheasant Covey of ptarmigan Covey of quail Covey of woodcock Cowardice of curs Crash of rhinoceroses Creep of tortoise Crossing of zebras Crowd of porpoises Cry of hounds Deceit of lapwings Den of snakes Descent of woodpeckers Desert of lapwings? Dissimulation of birds Dole of doves? Dole of turkeys Down of hares Draft of fish Drey or Dray of squirrels Drift of cattle Drift of pigs Drift of quail Drift of sheep Dropping of pigeons? Drove of cattle Drove of donkeys Drove of oxen Drove of pigs Drove of sheep Drum of goldfinches Drum of hummingbirds Drumming of grouse Duet of doves Dule of doves? Durante of toucans Escargatoire of snails Exaltation of larks Eyrie of eagles Fall of woodcock Family of beavers Family of loris Family of otters Family of porcupines Field of horses Flamboyance of flamingos Flange of baboons Fleet of birds? Flick of hares? Flight of wild fowl Flight of ducks Flight of sparrows Flight of storks Flight of swallows Fling of dunlins Flock of birds (any breed) Flock of camels Flock of ducks Flock of goats Flock of geese Flock of lions Flock of lice Flock of magpies Flock of pigs Flock of sheep Flock of swans Flock of swifts Flock of turkeys Flotilla of swordfish Flush of mallard Flush of ostriches Fold of sheep Gaggle of geese Gallop of greyhounds Gam of whales Game of swans? Gang of bison, buffalo, elk (US) Gang of meerkats Gang of turkeys Gang of weasels Gatling of woodpeckers Gib of salmon Glean of herrings Grind of whales? Group of giraffe Group of guinea pigs Group of lemurs Gulp of magpies Harem of sea lions Harvest of mice Harras of horses Hatch of flies Herd of antelope Herd of alligators Herd of bison Herd of buffalo Herd of cattle Herd of cows Herd of cranes Herd of curlews Herd of deer Herd of dinosaur (herbivore) Herd of dolphins Herd of donkeys Herd of elephants Herd of elks Herd of giraffe Herd of mooses Herd of goats Herd of hippopotami or hippopotamuses Herd of horses Herd of llamas Herd of manatee Herd of pigs Herd of porpoises Herd of pronghorns Herd of reindeer Herd of rhinoceroses Herd of sea lions Herd of sheep Herd of sitatunga Herd of topies Herd of walruses Herd of whales Herd of wildebeest Herd of wrens Herd of yaks Herd of zebras Hill of ruffs? Hide of tigers? Hive of bees Hive of oysters Hoggery of pigs Horde of gerbils Horde of gnats Horde of hamsters Horde of mice Horde of rats Horde of wolves Host of locust Host of sparrows Hover of hummingbirds Hover of trout Huddle of hippopotami or hippopotamuses Huddle of walruses Husk of hares Infestation of Lice Intrigue of kittens Intrusion of cockroach Kaleidoscope of butterfies Kennel of hounds Kettle of hawks (flying in large numbers) Kindle of kittens Kindle of hares? Kine of cattle? Kindergarten of giraffe? Kit of pigeons? Knot of frogs? Knot of snakes Knot of toads Knot of wasps Labour of moles Leap of hares Leap of leopards Leash of deer, foxes, hares or hounds (hunting... 3 of a kind) Line of geese Line of skunks Litter of piglets Litter of pups Litter of rabbits Lodge of beavers Lodge of otters Mask of raccoons Match of nightingales Mews of hens Mischief of mice Mischief of rats Mob of cattle, deer (US) Mob of emus Mob of meerkats Mob of sheep Mob of Wallabies Mob of whales Mob of wombats Movement of moles Murder of crows Murder of magpies Murmuration of starlings Muster of peacocks Mustering of storks Mutation of thrush Mute of hares? Mute of hounds Nest of rabbits Nest of scorpions Nest of snakes Nest of turtles Nest of wasps Nide of pheasants Nursery of raccoons Nye or nide of geese? Nye of oxen? Nye of pheasants Obstinacy of buffalo Ostentation of peacocks Pace of donkeys Pack of dogs, wolves, coyotes Pack of dinosaur (carnivore) Pack of grouse Pack of gulls Pack of hounds Pack of mules Pack of polar bears Pack of rooks? Pack of sheep Pack of weasels Pack of wolves Paddle or Paddling of ducks (on water) Pail of wasps? Pair of horses (when in harness) Parade of elephants Parade of penguins Parcel of birds? Parcel of hens Parcel of penguins Parliment of owls Parliment of ravens Parliment of rooks Passel of possums Peep of chicks? Pit of snakes Piteousness or Pitying of turtle doves Plague of gnats Plague of locust Plump of geese (on water) Plump of woodcock? Pod of beluga Pod of birds Pod of dolphins Pod of hippopotami or hippopotamuses Pod of orcas or killer whales Pod of porpoises Pod of sea lions Pod of walruses Pod of whales Posse of turkeys Prattle of parrots Prickle of hedgehogs Prickle of porcupines Pride of lions Pride of peacocks Prowl of leopards Puddling of mallard Quarrel of sparrows Quiver of cobra Rabble of butterflies? Rabble of rats Raffle of turkeys Raft of ducks (on water) Raft of otters? Rafter of turkeys Rag of horses? (US?) Rake of mules Rangale of deer Regatta of swans Remuda of horses (US, next days pick or exchange) Rhumba of rattlesnakes Richness of martens Romp of otters Rookery of penguins Rookery of rooks Rookery of sea lions Roost of hens Rout of coyotes Rout of snails? Rout of wolves Route of nightingales Route of wolves Run of fish Run of salmon Rush of swallows Sault of lions? Sawt of lions? School of cod School of dolphins School of fish School of porpoises School of salmon? School of sea lions School of sharks School of whales Scourge of mosquitos Scurry of squirrels Sedge of bitterns Sedge of cranes Sedge of heron Shiver of sharks Shoal of fish Shoal of rooks? Shoal of salmon Shoal of sharks Shoal of whales Shrewdness of apes Siege of cranes Siege of heron Skein of geese Skulk of foxes Sleuth of bears Sliver of snakes Sloth of bears Sneak of weasels Sord of mallard Sounder of wild boar Sounder of pigs Sounder of wild boar Sowse of lions? Span of mules (more than two in harness)? Span of oxen (more than two in harness) Spot of leopards? Stand of flamingos Stand of plovers Stare of owls Stench of skunks Streak of tigers Stretch of giraffe String of horses (when breeding) Stripe of zebras Stud of horses (when breeding) Surfeit of skunks Sute of bloodhounds Swarm of ants Swarm of bees Swarm of eels Swarm of flies Swarm of gnats Swarm of butterflies Swarm of grasshoppers Swarm of hornets Swarm of locust Swarm of mosquitos Swarm of rats Swarm of termites Swarm of wasps Swoop of swallows Team of ducks Team of horses (when in harness) Team of oxen (when in harness) Team of sea lions Team of swans Tiding of magpies Tittering of magpies Tower of giraffe Town of prairie dogs Train of camels Tribe of goats Tribe of lions Tribe of magpies Tribe of monkeys Tribe of sparrows Trip of dotterels Trip of goats Trip of sea lions Trip of sheep Troop of baboons Troop of dogfish Troop of foxes Troop of giraffe Troop of gorillas Troop of horses (when being ridden) Troop of lions Troop od mandrills Troop of monkeys Troop of trout Troubling of goldfinches Troubling of goldfish Troubling of hummingbirds? Turn of turtles? Unkindness of ravens Vein of goldfinches Venom of spiders Volery of birds (in an aviary) Walk of snails Walk of snipes Warren of rabbits Warren of wombats Watch of nightingales Wedge of geese (V formation when migrating) Wedge of swans (V formation when migrating) Wing of plovers Wisp of snipes Yoke of oxen (when in harness)