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List of collective nouns for non-human mammals

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SUBJECT COLLECTIVE TERM
STATUS
aardvarks An aarmory of aardvarks Spurious
antelope A herd of antelope
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apes A shrewdness of apes
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asses A pace of asses
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baboons A congress of baboons
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baboons A flange of baboons
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badgers A cete of badgers
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bats A colony of bats
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bears A sloth of bears
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beavers A colony of beavers
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beavers A lodge of beavers
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boars A singular of boars
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boars A sounder of boars
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boys A rascal of boys
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buffalo A herd of buffalo
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buffalo An obstinacy of buffalo
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camels A flock of camels
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cats (feral or wild) A destruction of cats (feral or wild)
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cats A clowder of cats
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cats A cluster of cats
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cats A clutter of cats
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cats A glaring of cats
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cats A pounce of cats
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kittens (cats) A kindle of kittens (cats)
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cattle A herd of cattle
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cattle A kine of cattle
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chamois A herd of chamois
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cattle A drove of cattle
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cows A flink of cows
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cows A herd of cows
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curs A cowardice of curs
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deer A herd of deer
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deer A leash of deer
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deer A parcel of deer
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roes A bevy of roes
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hounds A cry of hounds
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puppies A litter of puppies
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show dogs A bench of show dogs Uncertain
dolphins A pod of dolphins
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elephants A herd of elephants
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elephants A parade of elephants
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elk A gang of elk
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ferrets A business of ferrets
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ferrets A fesnying of ferrets
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foxes A leash of foxes
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foxes A skulk of foxes
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giraffes A corps of giraffes
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giraffes A tower of giraffes Uncertain
goats A tribe of goats
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goats A trip of goats
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gorillas A band of gorillas
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gorillas A woop of gorillas
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hares A down of hares
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hares A husk of hares
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hares A leap of hares
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hares A trace of hares
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hares A trip of hares
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hedgehogs A prickle of hedgehogs
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hippopotami A bloat of hippopotami Uncertain
hippopotami A crash of hippopotami
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colts A rag of colts
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colts A rake of colts
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horses A harass of horses
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horses A stable of horses
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horses A team of horses
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mares A stud of mares
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ponies A string of ponies
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racehorses A field of racehorses
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hounds A cry of hounds
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hounds A mute of hounds
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hounds A pack of hounds
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hyenas A clan of hyenas
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kangaroos A court of kangaroos (see note) Spurious
kangaroos A mob of kangaroos
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kangaroos A troop of kangaroos
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leopards A leap of leopards
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lions A pride of lions
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lions A sault of lions
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lions A sowse of lions
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moles A company of moles
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moles A labour of moles
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moles A movement of moles
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monkeys A mission of monkeys
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monkeys A tribe of monkeys
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mice A mischief of mice
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mice A nest of mice
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mules A barren of mules
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mules A Rake of mules
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oxen A span of oxen
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oxen A team of oxen
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oxen A yoke of oxen
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pandas A pandemonium of pandas Spurious
pekinese A pomp of pekinese
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hogs A drift of hogs Uncertain
hogs A parcel of hogs
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hogs A passel of hogs
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piglets A farrow of piglets
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piglets A litter of piglets
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pigs A drove of pigs
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pigs A herd of pigs
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pigs A sounder of pigs
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polar bears An aurora of polar bears
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polecats A chine of polecats
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porpoises A turmoil of porpoises Uncertain
possum A passel of possum Uncertain
conies A bury of conies
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kittens (rabbits) A wrack of kittens (rabbits)
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rabbits A bury of rabbits
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rabbits A colony of rabbits
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rabbits A nest of rabbits
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raccoons A gaze of raccoons
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rats A colony of rats
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rats A pack of rats
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rats A rabble of rats
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rats A swarm of rats
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rhinoceroses A crash of rhinoceroses
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seals A plum of seals Uncertain
seals A pod of seals
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seals A spring of seals
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lambs A fall of lambs
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sheep A flock of sheep
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sheep A trip of sheep
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squirrels A dray of squirrels
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swine A drift of swine
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swine A sounder of swine
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tigers A streak of tigers
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tigers An ambush of tigers
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walruses A herd of walruses
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walruses An ugly of walruses
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weasels A sneak of weasels
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whales A gam of whales
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whales A herd of whales
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whales A pod of whales
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whales A school of whales
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wolves A pack of wolves
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wolves A rout of wolves
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zebra A herd of zebra
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zebra A zeal of zebra
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Notes:

The phrase "A court of kangaroos" is frequently thought to be legitimate, given the (quite unrelated) expression "a kangaroo court". There is no known evidence of its legitimacy as a collective noun, however.