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List of collective nouns by collective term L-Z

Collective noun
List of collective nouns
List of collective nouns by collective term

labour A labour of moles
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lap A lap of cod Uncertain
leap A leap of hares
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leap A leap of leopards
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leash A leash of deer
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leash A leash of foxes
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lek A lek of grouse Uncertain
library A library of books
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lick A lick of lesbians
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litter A litter of piglets
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litter A litter of puppies
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lodge A lodge of beavers
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loft A loft of pigeons
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lot A lot of automobile dealers Spurious
lounge A lounge of lizards Spurious
lute A lute of mallards Uncertain
melody A melody of harpers
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mews A mews of capons
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mine A mine of toddlers Spurious
mischief A mischief of mice
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mission A mission of monkeys
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mite A mite of mites Uncertain
mob A mob of kangaroos
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movement A movement of moles
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multiply A multiply of husbands
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murder A murder of crows
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murmuration A murmuration of starlings
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muster A muster of storks
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muster A muster of peacocks
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mutation A mutation of thrushes
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mute A mute of hounds
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nest A nest of mice
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nest A nest of rabbits
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nest A nest of vipers
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nest A nest of snakes
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network A network of computers
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neverthriving A neverthriving of jugglers
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newton A newton of figs Spurious
nide A nide of geese
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nucleus A nucleus of physicists Spurious
number A number of mathematicians
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nye A nye of pheasants
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obesiance An obesiance of servants
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obstinacy An obstinacy of buffalo
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ostentation An ostentation of peacocks
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pace A pace of asses
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pack A pack of hounds
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pack A pack of rats
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pack A pack of wolves
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pack A pack of grouse
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paddling A paddling of ducks (on water)
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pan A pan of critics Spurious
pandemonium A pandemonium of parrots Uncertain
pandemonium A pandemonium of pandas Spurious
panel A panel of experts
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pantheon A pandemonium of gods Uncertain
parade A parade of elephants
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parcel A parcel of hogs
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parcel A parcel of deer
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parcel A parcel of penguins Uncertain
parel A parel of troops
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parliament A parliament of owls
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party A party of jays
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passel A passel of hogs
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passel A passel of possum Uncertain
patch A patch of flowers
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peep A peep of chickens
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phalanx A phalanx of storks Uncertain
pit A pit of snakes
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piteousness A piteousness of doves
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pitying A pitying of turtledoves
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pitying A pitying of doves
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plague A plague of locusts
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platoon A platoon of soldiers
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plum A plum of seals Uncertain
plump A plump of waterfowl
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plump A plump of ducks (flying)
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pod A pod of whales
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pod A pod of seals
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pod A pod of dolphins
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pomp A pomp of pekinese
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ponder A ponder of philosophers
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pontifica A pontifica of prelates
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portfolio A portfolio of stockbrokers Spurious
pounce A pounce of cats
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poverty A poverty of pipers
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prettying A prettying of doves
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prickle A prickle of hedgehogs
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pride A pride of peacocks
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pride A pride of lions
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prudence A prudence of vicaries (vicars)
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purse A purse of winnings
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quarrel A quarrel of sparrows
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quiver A quiver of rebuttals
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quiver A quiver of arrows
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rabble A rabble of butterflies Uncertain
rabble A rabble of rats
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raffle A raffle of turkeys
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raft A raft of coots
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raft A raft of auks Uncertain
raft A raft of ducks
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raft A raft of penguins
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rafter A rafter of turkeys
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rag A rag of colts
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rainbow A rainbow of butterflies
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rake A rake of colts
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Rake A Rake of mules
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range A range of mountains
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rascal A rascal of boys
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riches A riches of matrons
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richness A richness of martens
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ring A ring of keys
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\roll A roll of coins
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rookery A rookery of penguins Spurious
rouleau A rouleau of coins
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rout A rout of wolves
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rout A rout of snails
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rout A rout of wolves
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rout A rout of knights
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run A run of salmon
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run A run of poultry
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sault A sault of lions
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scale A scale of fish
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school A school of whales
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school A school of fish
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scold A scold of jays Uncertain
scourge A scourge of mosquitoes
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screech A screech of gulls
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scull A scull of friars
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sedge A sedge of bitterns
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sedge A sedge of cranes
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set A set of mathematicians
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shoal A shoal of fish
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shower A shower of meteorologists Spurious
shrewdness A shrewdness of apes
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shuffle A shuffle of bureaucrats
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siege A siege of bitterns
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siege A siege of herons
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singular A singular of boars
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skein A skein of geese
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skulk A skulk of foxes
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slew A slew of homework
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slither A slither of snakes
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sloth A sloth of bears
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smack A smack of jellyfish
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sneak A sneak of weasels
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sord A sord of mallards
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sounder A sounder of pigs
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sounder A sounder of swine
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sounder A sounder of boars
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sowse A sowse of lions
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span A span of oxen
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spring A spring of seals
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spring A spring of teal
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squad A squad of soldiers
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stable A stable of horses
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staff A staff of employees
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stand A stand of flamingoes
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stand A stand of trees
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stare A stare of owls
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state A state of princes
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storytelling A storytelling of crows
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streak A streak of tigers
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string A string of ponies
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stud A stud of mares
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superfluity A superfluity of nuns
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swarm A swarm of ants
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swarm A swarm of bees
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swarm A swarm of flies
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swarm A swarm of rats
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swarm A swarm of eels
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team A team of horses
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team A team of athletes
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team A team of oxen
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team A team of ducks
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thicket A thicket of trees
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thicket A thicket of idiots Spurious
thought A thought of barons
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threatening A threatening of courtiers
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tiding(s) A tiding(s) of magpies
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tower A tower of giraffes Uncertain
trace A trace of hares
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trembing A trembing of finches
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tribe A tribe of monkeys
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tribe A tribe of goats
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tribe A tribe of natives
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trimming A trimming of finches
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trip A trip of sheep
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trip A trip of dotterel
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trip A trip of hares
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trip A trip of goats
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troop A troop of kangaroos
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troubling A troubling of goldfinches
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troupe A troupe of performers
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tumult A tumult of tubas (players) Spurious
turmoil A turmoil of porpoises Uncertain
turn A turn of turtles
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ubiquity A ubiquity of sparrows
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ugly An ugly of walruses
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unkindness An unkindness of ravens
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vagary A vagary of impediments
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volery A volery of birds
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wad A wad of money
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raft A waddle of penguins
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wake A wake of buzzards
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walk A walk of snipe
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watch A watch of nightingales
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wealth A wealth of information
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wedge A wedge of geese (flying)
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wedge A wedge of swans (flying)
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whiteness A whiteness of swans
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wing A wing of aircraft
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wisdom A wisdom of grandparents
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wisp A wisp of snipe
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woop A woop of gorillas
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wrack A wrack of kittens (rabbits)
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yoke A yoke of oxen
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zeal A zeal of zebra
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