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List of collective nouns

Did you ever need to know what a group of geese was called? Well, here are some of the more commonly used collective nouns, with a few of the interesting ones thrown in for good measure.

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Ais forAerie

A group of eagles is called an aerie.
Collective
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Ais forArmada

A group of ships, particularly military vessels or a Navy is called an armada.
Collective
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Ais forArmy (caterpillar)

A group of caterpillars is called an army. Sometimes a group of ants is called an army too.
Collective
Photo of a group of larks
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Ais forAscension

A group of larks is called an ascension or an exultation.
Collective
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Bis forBale (turtles)

A group of turtles is called a bale.
Collective
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Bis forBale (bundle)

A bale is a large bundle of something, usually tightly packed into a regular shape and held together with string. hay and straw are the two most common items that is packed into bales.
Collective
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Bis forBand

A band is a group of musicians who perform music together. Music made by a group of people playing different instruments together is usually more interesting than music made by only a single instrument.
Collective
Photo of a group of donkeys
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Bis forBarren (donkey)

A group of donkeys or mules is called a barren.
Collective
A batch of cookies.
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Bis forBatch

A batch is a large amount of the same thing meant to be grouped together. Another word for batch is bundle. You can bake a batch of cookies.
Collective
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Bis forBevy

A group of quail is called a bevy or a covey.
Collective

And also ...

Array, Arsenal, Brigade, Clientele, Cob (corn), Colony, Community, Horde, League, Legion, Literature, Multiple, Multitude, Squad, Troupe

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