List of collective nouns by subject A-H
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This is a list of collective nouns by subject, beginning from A to H.
| SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM |
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| aardvarks | An aarmory of aardvarks |
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| academics | A faculty of academics |
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| actors | A company of actors |
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| actors | A gaggle of actors |
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| actors | A troupe of actors |
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| aircraft | A wing of aircraft |
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| aircraft | A fleet of aircraft |
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| angels | A chorus of angels |
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| angels | A choir of angels |
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| angels | A flight of angels |
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| angels | A host of angels |
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| ants | An army of ants |
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| ants | A swarm of ants |
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| ants | A colony of ants |
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| antelope | A herd of antelope |
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| apes | A shrewdness of apes |
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| apes | A troop of apes |
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| arrows | A quiver of arrows |
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| asses | A pace of asses |
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| asteroids | A belt of asteroids |
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| athletes | A team of athletes |
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| auks | A raft of auks |
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| baboons | A flange of baboons |
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| baboons | A congress of baboons |
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| baboons | A troop of baboons |
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| bacteria | A colony of bacteria |
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| bacteria | A culture of bacteria |
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| badgers | A cete of badgers |
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| pipers | A poverty of pipers |
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| barons | A thought of barons |
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| bastards | A set of bastards |
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| bastards | A shower of bastards |
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| bats | A colony of bats |
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| beans | A hill of beans |
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| bears | A sloth of bears |
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| beauties | A bevy of beauties |
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| beavers | A colony of beavers |
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| beavers | A lodge of beavers |
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| bees | A grist of bees |
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| bees | A hive of bees |
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| bees | A swarm of bees |
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| bills | A wad of bills |
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| birds | A dissimulation of birds |
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| birds | A flock of birds |
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| birds | A volery of birds |
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| bitterns | A sedge of bitterns |
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| bitterns | A siege of bitterns |
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| blackfish | A grind of blackfish | Uncertain |
| boars | A singular of boars |
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| boars | A sounder of boars |
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| bomblets | A cluster of bomblets |
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| books | A library of books |
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| boys | A blush of boys |
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| boys | A rascal of boys | Uncertain |
| bread | A batch of bread |
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| brush (wood) | A bavin of brush (wood) |
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| buffalo | An obstinacy of buffalo |
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| buffalo | A herd of buffalo |
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| builders | A lean of builders | |
| bullets | A shower of bullets | |
| bullfinches | A bellowing of bullfinches |
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| butterflies | A rabble of butterflies | Uncertain |
| butterflies | A rainbow of butterflies |
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| butterflies | A kaleidoscope of butterflies | Uncertain |
| buzzards | A wake of buzzards |
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| camels | A caravan of camels |
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| canal lock | A flight of locks |
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| Candidates | A slate of candidates |
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| capons | A mews of capons |
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| cards | A deck of cards |
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| cards | A pack of cards |
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| caribou | A herd of caribou |
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| caribou | A spoonful of caribou |
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| cash | A wad of cash |
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| cats (feral or wild) | A destruction of cats (feral or wild) |
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| cats | A clowder of cats |
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| cats | A clutter of cats |
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| cats | A glaring of cats |
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| cats | A pounce of cats |
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| cats | A cluster of cats |
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| kittens (cats) | A kindle of kittens (cats) |
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| kittens (cats) | A litter of kittens (cats) |
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| kittens (cats) | A boxful of kittens (cats) | Uncertain |
| caterpillars | An army of caterpillars |
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| cattle | A kine of cattle |
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| cattle | A herd of cattle |
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| starlets | A galaxy of starlets |
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| chamois | A herd of chamois |
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| chickens | A peep of chickens |
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| chicks | A clutch of chicks |
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| eggs | A clutch of eggs |
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| hens | A brood of hens |
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| poultry | A run of poultry |
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| chinchillas | A colony of chinchillas |
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| choughs | A clattering of choughs |
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| choughs | A chattering of choughs |
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| circuits | A bank of circuits |
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| clams | A bed of clams |
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| cobblers | A drunken ship of cobblers |
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| cockroaches | An intrusion of cockroaches | Uncertain |
| cod | A lap of cod | Uncertain |
| coins | A roll of coins |
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| coins | A rouleau of coins |
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| coots | A cover of coots |
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| coots | A raft of coots |
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| cormorants | A flight of cormorants |
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| courtesans | A harem of courtesans | Spurious |
| courtiers | A threatening of courtiers |
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| cattle | A drove of cattle |
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| cows | A herd of cows |
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| cows | A flink of cows |
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| coyotes | A pack of coyotes |
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| cranes | A sedge of cranes |
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| crocodiles | A bask of crocodiles |
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| crows | A storytelling of crows |
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| crows | A hover of crows |
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| crows | A murder of crows |
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| curs | A cowardice of curs |
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| curlews | A head of curlews |
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| cyclists | A peloton of cyclists |
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| directors | A board of directors |
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| deer | A leash of deer |
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| deer | A herd of deer |
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| deer | A parcel of deer |
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| roes | A bevy of roes |
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| hounds | A cry of hounds |
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| puppies | A litter of puppies |
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| show dogs | A bench of show dogs | Uncertain |
| dolphins | A pod of dolphins |
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| dotterel | A trip of dotterel |
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| doves | A piteousness of doves |
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| doves | A flight of doves |
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| doves | A dule of doves |
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| doves | A pitying of doves |
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| doves | A prettying of doves |
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| doves | A dole of doves |
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| dragons | A flight of dragons |
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| drunks | A stumble of drunks |
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| drummers | A fagot of drummers (see sticks) |
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| ducks (diving) | A dopping of ducks (diving) |
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| ducks (flying) | A plump of ducks (flying) |
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| ducks (on water) | A paddling of ducks (on water) |
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| ducks | A team of ducks |
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| ducks | A flush of ducks |
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| ducks | A raft of ducks |
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| dunlin | A fling of dunlin |
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| eagles | A convocation of eagles |
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| eels | A swarm of eels |
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| eels | A fry of eels | Uncertain |
| elephants | A herd of elephants |
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| elephants | A parade of elephants |
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| elk | A gang of elk |
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| employees | A staff of employees |
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| experts | A panel of experts |
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| fairies | A herd of fairies |
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| falcons | A cast of falcons |
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| ferrets | A fesnying of ferrets |
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| ferrets | A business of ferrets |
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| finches | A trembing of finches |
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| finches | A charm of finches |
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| finches | A trimming of finches |
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| fish | A draught of fish |
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| fish | A shoal of fish |
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| fish | A scale of fish |
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| fish | A drift of fish |
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| fish | A school of fish |
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| flamingoes | A stand of flamingoes |
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| flowers | A patch of flowers |
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| flowers | A bouquet of flowers |
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| flowers | A bunch of flowers |
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| flowers | A garden of flowers | Spurious |
| flies | A business of flies |
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| flies | A swarm of flies |
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| foxes | A skulk of foxes |
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| foxes | A leash of foxes |
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| friars | A scull of friars |
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| frogs | An army of frogs |
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| mourners | A cortege of mourners |
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| gays | A village of gays |
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| ghosts | A fraid of ghosts | Uncertain |
| giraffes | A corps of giraffe |
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| giraffes | A tower of giraffes | Uncertain |
| geologists | An outcrop of geologists | Uncertain |
| girls | A giggle of girls |
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| gnats | A cloud of gnats |
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| gnats | A clout of gnats | Uncertain |
| gnats | A horde of gnats |
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| goats | A trip of goats |
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| goats | A tribe of goats |
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| goblins | A vomit of goblins |
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| gods | A pantheon of gods |
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| goldfinches | A drum of goldfinches |
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| goldfinches | A troubling of goldfinches |
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| geese (flying) | A wedge of geese (flying) |
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| geese | A gaggle of geese |
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| geese | A skein of geese |
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| geese | A flock of geese |
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| geese | A nide of geese |
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| gorillas | A band of gorillas |
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| gorillas | A woop of gorillas |
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| goshawks | A flight of goshawks |
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| goths | A corner of goths |
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| grapes | A bunch of grapes |
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| grasshoppers | A cloud of grasshoppers |
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| grasshoppers | A cluster of grasshoppers |
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| grouse | A lek of grouse |
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| grouse | A covey of grouse |
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| grouse | A pack of grouse |
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| guillemots | A bazaar of guillemots |
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| gulls | A colony of gulls |
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| gulls | A screech of gulls |
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| hackers | A cruft of hackers |
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| hammers | A morning of hammers |
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| hares | A down of hares |
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| hares | A leap of hares |
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| hares | A husk of hares |
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| hares | A trip of hares |
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| hares | A trace of hares |
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| harpers | A melody of harpers |
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| hawks | A kettle of hawks |
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| hawks | A cast of hawks |
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| hedgehogs | An array/A prickle of hedgehogs |
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| herons | A siege of herons |
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| herrings | A glean of herrings |
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| herring | A shoal of herring |
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| hippopotami | A bloat of hippopotami | Uncertain |
| hippopotami | A crash of hippopotami |
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| hoodlums | A gang of hoodlums |
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| colts | A rag of colts |
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| colts | A rake of colts |
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| horsemen | A cavalcade of horsemen |
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| horses | A taboon of horses |
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| horses | A harass of horses |
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| horses | A stable of horses |
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| horses | A team of horses |
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| mares | A stud of mares |
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| ponies | A string of ponies |
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| racehorses | A field of racehorses |
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| hounds | A pack of hounds |
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| hounds | A mute of hounds |
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| hounds | A cry of hounds |
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| hummingbirds | A charm of hummingbirds |
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| husbands | A multiply of husbands |
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| hyenas | A clan of hyenas |
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