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Re: A Group of ____ is Called a ____

Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:34 pm
by Thandi
Seewah wrote:
Seranda7 wrote:An implausibility of wildebeest. Only funny one I know offhand, found it for a short story awhile ago. :)
Such a better term than "herd".
Yes, it is much more fun. =)

Re: A Group of ____ is Called a ____

Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:45 pm
by Chezathewolf
A group of baboons is called a troop but you can also use tribes, flange, or congress.
A Group of Cats is Called a Clowder or clutter and glaring
A group of donkeys is called a drove, herd or pace

Thats all i know

Re: A Group of ____ is Called a ____

Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:17 pm
by Oceansong-Direwolf
A group of crows is called a murder.
A group of ravens is called a terror.
A group of baboons is called a troop/ tribe.

Re: A Group of ____ is Called a ____

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 2:37 pm
by IPup
a group of jellyfish is called a smack
a group of kangaroo's is called a mob
a group of humming birds is called a charm
a group of dolphins is called a pod
a group of eagles is called a convocation
(how do i know this???)

Re: A Group of ____ is Called a ____

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:57 pm
by failwolf56
Oceansong-Direwolf wrote:A group of crows is called a murder.
A group of ravens is called a terror.
A group of baboons is called a troop/ tribe.
I did a packet on this last year, it was on a day we had a sub. I love how a group of crows is a murder. Fits well. C:

Re: A Group of ____ is Called a ____

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 4:21 pm
by lightshadowwolf223
Apes come in groups called a shrewdness or troop
Badgers come in groups called a cete, colony, set or company
Bears come in groups called a sloth, sleuth or litter
Birds come in groups called a brood, clutch, flight, flock or dissimulation
Bloodhounds come in groups called a sute
Bobolinks come in groups called a chain
Cows come in groups called kine
Elk come in groups called gangs
Twelve cows in a group is a flank
Colts come in groups called a rag lol
Ponies come in groups called a string
a mustering of storks
a wisdom of wombats
a destruction of wildcats
an exultation of skylarks
an implausibility of gnus
a walk of snails lol
An army of catapillers
Crows are also called a storytelling
Game birds are called a Volary, Brace, Plump, Knob lol plump
Sea birds are called a wreck
Camels are called a Caravan, Train, Flock
Adults cats are called a Clowder, Clutter, Pounce, Dout, Nuisance, Glorying, Glare
Cockroachs are called a invasion it fits
Whitetailed deer bucks are called a brace,clash
Roe deer are called a bevy
Goldfish are called a glint or troubling lol
Spiraling hawks are called a boil
Jays are called a party, band, or scold
Midges are called a bite
Monkeys Troop, Barrel, Carload, Cartload, Tribe
Nightengales are called a watch
Oxen are called a drove, team, or yoke
Polecats are called a chine
Jackrabbits are called a husk
Rinos are called are also called stubornness
Squirrels are called a scurry or dray
Sparrows are called a host
Teals are called a spring
Thrush are called a mutation
Tigers are called a streak or ambush
Circleing vultures are callled a kettle
Weasels are called a gang,colony, or pack
Moving wolves are called a route
Zebra are called a Zeal, Crossing, Dazzle, Cohorts, Herd

And my animal knowlege comes in handy here :P injoy your three hours of reading!

Re: A Group of ____ is Called a ____

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 8:23 am
by Chemuhk
• A army of Frogs
• A shiver of Sharks
• A plague of Locusts
• A tower of Giraffes
Those are really the only funny ones I know. I like the army of frogs ^_^

Re: A Group of ____ is Called a ____

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:00 pm
by Legendary-Taco

I've got a few :D
• A group of albatross is called a rookery
• A group of bacteria is called a culture
• A group of buffalo is called a obstinancy
• A group of birds on the group is called a dissimulation
• A group of capons is called a mew
• A group of parrots is called a pandemonium
• A group of snails is called a escargatoire

Re: A Group of ____ is Called a ____

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 2:57 am
by lightshadowwolf223
lightshadowwolf223 wrote:Apes come in groups called a shrewdness or troop
Badgers come in groups called a cete, colony, set or company
Bears come in groups called a sloth, sleuth or litter
Birds come in groups called a brood, clutch, flight, flock or dissimulation
Bloodhounds come in groups called a sute
Bobolinks come in groups called a chain
Cows come in groups called kine
Elk come in groups called gangs
Twelve cows in a group is a flank
Colts come in groups called a rag lol
Ponies come in groups called a string
a mustering of storks
a wisdom of wombats
a destruction of wildcats
an exultation of skylarks
an implausibility of gnus
a walk of snails lol
An army of catapillers
Crows are also called a storytelling
Game birds are called a Volary, Brace, Plump, Knob lol plump
Sea birds are called a wreck
Camels are called a Caravan, Train, Flock
Adults cats are called a Clowder, Clutter, Pounce, Dout, Nuisance, Glorying, Glare
rooster are called a invasion it fits
Whitetailed deer bucks are called a brace,clash
Roe deer are called a bevy
Goldfish are called a glint or troubling lol
Spiraling hawks are called a boil
Jays are called a party, band, or scold
Midges are called a bite
Monkeys Troop, Barrel, Carload, Cartload, Tribe
Nightengales are called a watch
Oxen are called a drove, team, or yoke
Polecats are called a chine
Jackrabbits are called a husk
Rinos are called are also called stubornness
Squirrels are called a scurry or dray
Sparrows are called a host
Teals are called a spring
Thrush are called a mutation
Tigers are called a streak or ambush
Circleing vultures are callled a kettle
Weasels are called a gang,colony, or pack
Moving wolves are called a route
Zebra are called a Zeal, Crossing, Dazzle, Cohorts, Herd

And my animal knowlege comes in handy here :P injoy your three hours of reading!
I think i covered most animals :/ whoops.

Re: A Group of ____ is Called a ____

Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:31 pm
by Victorious Faith
Hmm . . . is there anyone besides me who sees how many synonyms for "group" are verbs that relate to the animal? A stand of flamingos, a crash of rhinos, a float of alligators . . .
:) Love the topic.

Re: A Group of ____ is Called a ____

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 12:05 am
by Tita
Victorious Faith wrote:Hmm . . . is there anyone besides me who sees how many synonyms for "group" are verbs that relate to the animal? A stand of flamingos, a crash of rhinos, a float of alligators . . .
:) Love the topic.
Made me laugh. That certainly suits them. xD I know some groups of sea birds are called wrecks, and a group of caterpillars is an army.

Re: A Group of ____ is Called a ____

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 12:39 pm
by Black Velvet
Here are all the ones I know of...

A group of ferrets is called a business
A group of meerkats can be called a mob
A group of chimpanzees is called a party :P
A group of monkeys can be called a troop
A group of fish is called a school
A group of domestic sheep is called a flock

Re: A Group of ____ is Called a ____

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:40 pm
by Tita
Black Velvet wrote:A group of domestic sheep is called a flock
That's just...strange. xD Doesn't sound like something that should be used for sheep.

Re: A Group of ____ is Called a ____

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:18 pm
by ArrowWolf005
A list. In alphabetacal order, skipping most, I paraphrased from Wikipedia.
Wikipedia wrote: Albatross: Flock or Rookery
Alligator: Congregation
Ant: Army, Bike, Colony, Swarm
Antelope: Herd, Cluster, Tribe
Ape: Shrewdness or Troop
Bush Baby: Congress, Gathering, Plot
Cheetah: Coalition (male)
Chinchilla: Herd
Cobra: Quiver
Coyote: Pack or Train
Eagle: Convocation, Brood, Aerie
Elk: Gang or Herd
Falcon: Cast
Hamster: Horde
Lion: Pride or Sawt
Now what I found interesting:
Wikipedia wrote: Wolf: Pack or Rout
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animal_names

Re: A Group of ____ is Called a ____

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:53 pm
by WolvesAndSpiders
ArrowWolf005 wrote:Now what I found interesting:
Wikipedia wrote: Wolf: Pack or Rout
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animal_names
Rout? that is interesting... I forgot the few i knew...