COLLECTIVE NOUNS III
Collective nouns for animal groups can be fanciful - often reflecting the characteristic most commonly associated with the animal. Can you name the collective noun naming the groups of the following animals? Some are fairly standard, while others are more arbitrary.
1. Ladybugs
2. Larks
3. Lizards
4. Moles
5. Mosquitoes
6. Otters
7. Owls
8. Parrots
9. Pigs
10. Penguins
11. Ponies
12. Porcupines
13. Porpoises
14. Quail
15. Rabbits
16. Salmon
17. Sand dollars
18. Sandpipers
19. Scorpions
20. Sparrows
21. Spiders
22. Starlings
23. Stingrays
24. Turtles
25. Thrush
26. Weasels
27. Zebras
28. Toads
(Possible) Answers:
1. Loveliness of ladybugs
2. Exaltation of larks
3. Lounge of lizards
4. Labor of moles
5. Scourge of mosquitoes
6. Raft of otters
7. Parliament of owls
8. Pandemonium of parrots
9. Drift of pigs
10. Huddle of penguins
11. String of ponies
12. Prickle of porcupines
13. Shoal of porpoises
14. Covey of quail
15. Warren of rabbits
16. Run of salmon
17. Purse of sand dollars
18. Fling of sandpipers
19. Nest of scorpions
20. Host of sparrows
21. Clutter of spiders
22. Murmuration of starlings
23. Fever of stingrays
24. Bale of turtles
25. Mutation of thrush
26. Gang of weasels
27. Zeal or dazzle of zebras
28. Knot of toads
Friday, August 17, 2018
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