Tuesday, August 7, 2018

COLLECTIVE NOUNS II

Collective nouns for animal groups can be fanciful - often reflecting the characteristic most commonly associated with the animal. Can you name the animals in the following groups? Some are fairly standard, while others are more arbitrary.

1. Ostentation 
2. Congregation
3. Shrewdness
4. Cloud
5. Flock
6. Flutter
7. Wake
8. Caravan
9. Army
10. Nuisance
11. Coalition
12. Brood
13. Clutch
14. Bed
15. Intrusion
16. Kine
17. Brace
18. Bevy
19. Convocation
20. Mob
21. Knot
22. Array
23. Bloat
24. Cackle
25. Gulp

(Possible) Answers:

1. Ostentation of peacocks
2. Congregation of alligators
3. Shrewdness of apes
4. Cloud of bats or grasshoppers
5. Flock of birds
6. Flutter of butterflies
7. Wake of buzzards
8. Caravan of camels
9. Army of caterpillars
10. Nuisance of cats
11. Coalition of cheetahs
12.  Brood of chickens
13. Clutch of chicks
14. Bed of oysters or clams
15. Intrusion of cockroaches
16. Kine of cows
17. Brace of ducks
18. Bevy of doves
19. Convocation of eagles
20. Mob of emus or kangaroos
21. Knot of frogs
22. Array of hedgehogs
23. Bloat of hippos
24. Cackle of hyenas
25. Gulp of cormorants



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