Words associated with animals
Vocabulary associated with animals
collective nouns for specific animals
Below are some examples of the more uncommon ones:
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an army of herring
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an aye of pheasants
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a clowder of cats
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a colony of bats or seals
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a covey of quail or partridge
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a crib of goats
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a crook of kangaroos
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a drey of squirrels
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a drove of oxen, sheep, or swine driven in a group
10.an exultation of larks
11.a gang of elks
12.a murder of crows
13.a murmuration of starlings
14.an ostentation of peacocks
15.a rookery of penguins or seals
16.a skulk of foxes
17.a sloth of bears
18.an unkindness of ravens
19.a pride of lions
20.a gaggle of geese
Meat from animals
Certain animals are the source of meat,
for which there are special terms,
as in the following examples:
Animals Meat
Cattle beef
Chicken chicken
Deer venison
Lamb lamb
Pig pork
Sheep mutton.
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Squink said
an army of football hooligans
a bevy of drunks
an infestation of chavs
a depression of celebrities