Nouns of Multitude

[Yog]

Most people have heard the general terms for groups of animals such as a pack of wolves, a herd of bison, a school of fish, or a pride of lions. These general terms are known as nouns of multitude. However there are dozens, if not hundreds of them. A few of the lesser known ones are as follows:

A murder of crows
A parliament of owls
A troubling of goldfish

If you know one not mentioned feel free to chime in.

[Silver Wind]

A gaggle of geese
A clutch of chickens
A cackle of crows

[Yog]

Flock of seagulls
Mob of Kangaroos
Sloth of bears

I'm almost 100% certain that a group of crows is a murder.

[smorzando]

I always thought it was a herd of cattle... the cattle farmers we have next door never called their cattle a murder... you live and learn.

[Yog]

I do believe I typed in a murder of crows not cows.

Yes, cows are either a herd or a drove

[Silver Wind]

A gam of whales
A kindle of kittens
A muster of peacocks
A parcel of penguins
A drift of swans

[Yog]

"A drift of swans" sounds very poetic. hmmm

parcel of penguins :) heehee

[Silver Wind]

Yes I really liked the swan one

[madkill]

A cuddle of Bunnies

[Silver Wind]

A sleuth of bears

[Yog]

A rainbow or kaleidoscope of butterflies
Grove, copse, stand, or thicket of trees
A peck of pickles
A flamboyance of flamingos

[Silver Wind]

A clew of worms
A rafter of turkeys
A walk of snails
A leap of leopards
A covey of quails