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.

Photo of a group of otters.
Mike Baird / CC BY-SA

Ris forRomp

A group of otters is called a romp.
Collective
Photo of a group of baboons
Chris Eason / CC BY-SA

Ris forRumpus (baboon)

A group of baboons is called a rumpus.
Collective
Photo of a group of squirrels
Giles Gonthier / CC BY-SA

Sis forScurry

A group of squirrels is called a scurry or a squad.
Collective
Photo of a group of cranes
Filip Lachowski / CC BY-SA

Sis forSedge

A group of cranes is called a sedge.
Collective
Photo of rice sheafs
IRRI Images / CC BY-SA

Sis forSheaf

A sheaf is a bundle of a freshly harvested cereal crop like rice or wheat. When harvesting was done by hand, the harvest was bundled up into sheafs that were just big enough for one person to carry.
Collective
Photo of a shoal of fish
Mark Robinson / CC BY-SA

Sis forShoal

A group of fish is called a shoal or a school.
Collective
Photo of a skein of geese
Gidzy / CC BY-SA

Sis forSkein

A skein is a name for a flock of geese or ducks when they are flying in a line or V.
Collective
Photo of a group of foxes
Mike Baird / CC BY-SA

Sis forSkulk

A group of foxes is called a skulk.
Collective
Photo of a group of bears
ZeroOne / CC BY-SA

Sis forSloth (bears)

A group of bears is called a sloth.
Collective
Photo of a group of warthogs
Derek Keats / CC BY-SA

Sis forSounder

A group of warthogs is called a sounder.
Collective

And also ...

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

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