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Collective nouns

Words for a group of something.

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A is for Aerie

A group of eagles is called an aerie.

A is for Armada

A group of ships, particularly military vessels or a Navy is called an armada.
A group of caterpillars is called an army. Sometimes a group of ants is called an army too.

A is for Ascension

A group of larks is called an ascension or an exultation.
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, but wool and recyclables like cardboard can also be packed into bales.
A group of turtles is called a bale.

B is for Band

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.
A group of donkeys or mules is called a barren.

B is for Batch

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.

B is for Bevy

A group of quail is called a bevy or a covey.
A group of hippopotami is called a bloat.

If you are looking for the swollen sensation, try bloated.

B is for Bouquet

A group of flowers gathered together so you can hold them or put them in a vase is called a bouquet, or sometimes just a bunch. Brides often carry a bouquet of flowers when they get married.

B is for Brood

A brood is a group of offspring. The hen in the picture has a brood of baby chicks.

B is for Bunch

A group of grapes all together is called a bunch.

B is for Bundle

A bundle is several things tied or gathered together, like a bundle of sticks or a bundle of cloth.
A bundle of sticks is also called a faggot.
A group of hyenas is called a cackle.

C is for Cete

A group of badgers is called a cete.

C is for Class

A group of students is called a class.

A class of students can usually be found in a classroom.
A club is an organized group of people. Clubs are generally formed around a common interest of all the members, and typically charge some kind of fee for membership or have some other restriction on who can join.
You may also be interested in the weapon, club.