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Date: Sat, 03 May 2008 05:15:43 GMT
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"::darkshadows::" <blood@thirsty.net> wrote in
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> What do you call a group of...
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> Antelope: A herd of antelope
> Ant: A colony or An army of ants
> Ape: A shrewdness of apes
> Baboons: A troop of baboons
> Bacteria: A culture of bacteria
> Badger: A cete of badgers
> Bass: A shoal of bass
> Bear: A sleuth or sloth of bears
> Beaver: A colony of beavers
> Bee: A swarm, grist or hive of bees
> Bird: A flock, flight, congregation or volery of birds
> Boar: A sounder of boars
> Buffalo: A herd of buffalo
> Buck: A brace or clash of bucks
> Caterpillar: An army of caterpillars
> Cat: A clowder or clutter of cats
> Cattle: A herd or drove of cattle
> Chicken: A brood or peep of chickens
> Chicks: A clutch or chattering of chicks
> Clam: A bed of clams
> Cobra: A quiver of cobras
> Colt: A rag of colts
> Cow: A kine of cows (twelve cows are A flink)
> Coyote: A band of coyote
> Crane: A sedge or siege of cranes
> Crocodile: A float of crocodiles
> Crow: A murder of crows
> Cub: A litter of cubs
> Curlew: A herd of curlews
> Cur: A cowardice of curs
> Deer: A herd of deer
> Dog: A pack of dogs
> Donkey: A herd or pace of asses
> Dove: A dule of doves
> Duck: A brace, paddling or team of ducks
> Elephant: A herd of elephants
> Seal: A pod of elephant seals
> Elk: A gang of elks
> Emus: A mob of emus
> Ferret: A business or fesnyng of ferrets
> Finches: A charm of finches
> Fish: A school, shoal, run, haul, catch of fish
> Fly: A swarm of flies
> Fox: A skulk or leash of foxes
> Frog: An army or colony of frogs
> Geese: A flock, gaggle or skein (in flight) of geese
> Gnat: A cloud or horde of gnats
> Goat: A herd, tribe or trip goats
> Goldfince: A charm of goldfinches
> Gorilla: A band of gorillas
> Greyhound: A leash of greyhounds
> Hare: A down or husk of hares
> Hawk: A cast or kettle of hawks
> Hen: A brood of hens
> Heron: A hedge of herons
> Hog: A drift, or parcel of hogs
> Horse: A team, pair or harras of horses
> Hound: A pack, mute or cry of hounds
> Jellyfish: A smack of jellyfish
> Kangaroo: A troop or mob of kangaroos
> Kitten: A kindle or litter of kittens
> Lark: An ascension or exaultation of larks
> Leopard: A leap (leep) of leopards
> Lion: A pride of lions
> Locust: A plague of locusts
> Magpie: A tiding of magpies
> Mallard: A sord of mallards
> Mare: A stud of mares
> Marten: A richness of martens
> Mole: A labour of moles
> Monkey: A troop of monkeys
> Mule: A barren or span of mules
> Owls: A parliament of owls
> Oxen: A yoke, drove, team or herd of oxen
> Oyster: A bed of oysters
> Parrot: A company of parrots
> Partridge: A covey of partridges
> Peacock: A muster or ostentation of peacocks
> Peep: A litter of peeps
> Penguin: A colony of penguins
> Pheasant: A nest, nide (nye) or bouquet of pheasants
> Pigeon: A flock or flight of pigeons
> Pig: A litter of pigs
> Plover: A wing or congregation of plovers
> Pony: A string of ponies
> Porpoise: A pod of porpoises
> Quail: A covey or bevy of quail
> Rabbit: A nest of rabbits
> Rat: A pack or swarm of rats
> Rattlesnake: A rhumba of rattlesnakes
> Raven: An unkindness of ravens
> Rhino: A crash or herd of rhinos
> Roebuck: A bevy of roebucks
> Rook: A building or clamour of rooks
> Seal: A herd or pod of seals
> Sheep: A drove or flock of sheep
> Snake: A nest of snakes
> Snipe: A walk or wisp of snipe
> Sparrow: A host of sparrows
> Squirrel: A dray of squirrels
> Starling: A murmuration of starlings
> Stork: A mustering of storks
> Swallow: A flight of swallows
> Swan: A bevy, herd, lamentation or wedge of swans
> Swift: A flock of swifts
> Swine: A sounder or drift of swine
> Teal: A spring of teal
> Toad: A knot of toads
> Trout: A hover of trout
> Turkey: A rafter of turkeys
> Turtledove: A pitying or dule of turtledoves
> Turtle: A bale of turtles
> Walrus: A pod of walrus
> Whale: A school, gam or pod of whales
> Viper: A nest of vipers
> Wolf: A pack or route of wolves
> Woodcock: A fall of woodcocks
> Woodpecker: A descent of woodpeckers
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Also an obscenity of immigrants LOL.
Mercury.
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