Bees buzz; they go bzzz.
Birds chirp; they go tweet tweet.
Cats mew; they go meow.
Chicks go peep peep.
Cows low; they go moo.
Crows caw.
Cuckoos go cuckoo.
Dogs bark; they go bow wow or arf or woof.
Donkeys bray; they go hee-haw.
Doves coo.
Ducks quack; they go quack quack.
Frogs croak; they go ribbit.
Geese honk.
Hens cackle and cluck.
Horses neigh or whinney.
Hyenas laugh.
Lions roar.
Mice squeak.
Owls hoot; they go hoo.
Pigs grunt; they go oink oink.
Roosters crow; they go cock-a-doodle-doo.
Sheep and goats bleat; they go baaah.
Turkeys go gobble gobble.
Wolves howl.
Collective nouns of people
A
A faculty of academics
A troupe of acrobats
A cast/company of actors/players
A bench of aldermen
A conflagration of arsonists
A troupe of artistes
A team of athletes
B
A tabernacle of bakers
A babble of barbers
A promise of barmen
A thought of barons
A squad of beaters
A bevy/galaxy of beauties
A bench/psalter of bishops
A blush of boys
A troop of boy scouts
A feast of brewers
A pack of brownies
A shuffle of bureaucrats
A goring of butchers
A sneer of butlers
C
A slate of candidates
A chapter/dignity of canons
A company/syndicate of capitalists
A congregation of churchgoers
A school of clerks
A cutting/drunkship of cobblers
A hastiness of cooks
A shrivel of critics
A cowardice of curs
D
A troupe of dancers
A decanter/decorum of deans
A board of directors
An obstruction of dons
E
A staff of employees
A panel of experts
F
A stalk of foresters
G
A talent of gamblers
A company of girl guides
A galaxy of governesses
A conjunction of grammarians
H
A herd of harlots
A melody of harpists
An observance of hermits
A gang of hoodlums
A cavalcade of horsemen
A blast of hunters
J
A bench/sentence of judges
K
A banner/rout of knights
L
A bevy of ladies
An eloquence of lawyers
A colony of lepers
An audience of listeners
M
An illusion of magicians
A bench of magistrates
A riches of matrons
A morbidity of majors
A band of men
A faith of merchants
A diligence of messengers
A troupe of minstrels
A cortege of mourners
An orchestra of musicians
N
A tribe of natives
A superfluity of nuns
O
A crowd of onlookers
P
A curse/illusion/misbelieving of painters
A malapertness of pedlars/peddler
A crowd/audience/congregation/mob of people
A troupe/troup of performers
A skirl of pipers
A posse of police
A converting of preachers
A pity/gang of prisoners
R
A band of robbers
S
A crew of sailors
A scolding of seamstresses
A house of senators
A subtlety of sergeants-at-law
An obeisance of servants
A posse of sheriffs
A blackening of shoemakers
A choir of singers
An army/brigade/company/division/muster/ platoon/troop of soldiers
A class of students
A simplicity of subalterns
T
A disguising of tailors
A glozing of taverners
A den/gang of thieves
A board of trustees
A flock of tourists
U
An unction of undertakers
V
A prudence of vicars
W
An ambush of widows
A coven of witches
A gaggle of women
A gang of workmen
A congregation of worshippers
A worship of writers
Y
A fellowship of yeomen
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A-Z of Animals
A-Z of Birds
Animal young
Animal sounds
Collective nouns of animals
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Groups of animals
A |
A herd of antelope
A colony or an army of ants
A shrewdness of apes
A herd or pace of asses |
B |
A culture of bacteria
A cete of badgers
A shoal of bass
A sleuth or sloth of bears
A colony of beavers
A swarm, grist or hive of bees
A flock, flight, congregation or volery of birds
A sedge or siege of bitterns
A sounder of boars
A herd of buffalo
A brace or clash of bucks |
C |
An army of caterpillars
A clowder or clutter of cats
A herd or drove of cattle
A brood or peep of chickens
A clutch or chattering of chicks
A bed of clams
A quiver of cobras
A rag of colts
A cover of coots
A kine of cows (twelve cows are a flink)
A band of coyote
A sedge or siege of cranes
A float of crocodiles
A murder of crows
A litter of cubs
A herd of curlews |
D |
A cow
A herd of deer
A pack of dogs
A dule of doves
A brace, paddling or team of ducks ardice of curs |
E |
A clutch of eggs
A herd of elephants
A pod of elephant seals
A weaner pod is yearling elephant seals
A gang of elks
A mob of emus |
F |
A business or fesnyng of ferrets
A charm of finches
A school, shoal, run, haul, catch or draught of fish
A swarm of flies
A skulk or leash of foxes
An army or colony of frogs |
G |
A flock, gaggle or skein (in flight) of geese
A cloud or horde of gnats
A herd, tribe or trip goats
A charm of goldfinches
A band of gorillas
A leash of greyhounds |
H |
A down or husk of hares
A cast or kettle of hawks
A brood of hens
A hedge of herons
A drift, or parcel of hogs
A team, pair or harras of horses
A pack, mute or cry of hounds |
J |
A smack of jellyfish |
K |
A troop or mob of kangaroos
A kindle or litter of kittens |
L |
An ascension or exaultation of larks
A leap (leep) of leopards
A pride of lions
A plague of locusts |
M |
A tiding of magpies
A sord of mallards
A stud of mares
A richness of martens
A labour of moles
A troop of monkeys
A barren or span of mules |
O |
A parliament of owls
A yoke, drove, team or herd of oxen
A bed of oysters |
P |
A company of parrots
A covey of partridges
A muster or ostentation of peacocks
A litter of peeps
A nest, nide (nye) or bouquet of pheasants
A flock or flight of pigeons
A litter of pigs
A wing or congregation of plovers
A string of ponies
A pod of porpoises |
Q |
A covey or bevy of quail |
R |
A nest of rabbits
A pack or swarm of rats
A rhumba of rattlesnakes
An unkindness of ravens
A crash or herd of rhinos
A bevy of roebucks
A building or clamour of rooks |
S |
A herd or pod of seals
A drove or flock of sheep
A nest of snakes
A walk or wisp of snipe
A host of sparrows
A dray of squirrels
A murmuration of starlings
A mustering of storks
A flight of swallows
A bevy, herd, lamentation or wedge of swans
A flock of swifts
A sounder or drift of swine |
T |
A spring of teal
A knot of toads
A hover of trout
A rafter of turkeys
A pitying or dule of turtledoves
A bale of turtles |
W |
A pod of walrus
A school, gam or pod of whales
A nest of vipers
A pack or route of wolves
A fall of woodcocks
A descent of woodpeckers |
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What animal young are called
Antelope - calf
Bear - cub
Beasts of prey - whelp
Beaver - kit
Birds - fledgling, nestling
Cat - kitten
Codfish - codling, sprat
Cow - calf
Deer - fawn, yearling
Dog - pup, puppy
Duck - duckling
Eagle - eaglet
Eel - elver
Elephant - calf
Elephant seal - weaner |
Fish - fry
Fowl - chick, chicken
Fox - cub, pup
Frog - polliwog, tadpole
Goat - kid
Goose - gosling
Grouse - cheeper
Guinea fowl - keet
Hawk - eyas
Hen - pullet
Hippo - calf
Horse - foal, yearling, or colt (male), filly (female)
Kangaroo - joey
Lion - cub
Owl – owlet |
Pig - piglet, shoat, farrow, suckling
Partridge - cheeper
Pigeon - squab, squeaker
Quail - cheeper
Rabbit - bunny, kit
Rat - pup
Rhino - calf
Rooster - cockerel
Salmon - parr, smolt, grilse
Seal - pup
Shark - cub
Sheep - lamb, lambkins
Swan - cygnet
Tiger - cub, whelp
Turkey - poult
Whale - calf
Zebra - foal |
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