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06-12-2009, 10:08 AM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: West Berkshire
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| |  Favourite Wildlife Collective Nouns!
What are people's favourite collective nouns for groups of wildlife?
I'll kick off with a few: A parliament of rooks.
A murmuration of starlings.
A skulk of foxes.
A boogle of weasels.
...Plus some of my own invention: A jig of mayflies.
A circus of goldfinches.
A devastation of rabbits.
A spell of toads. |
06-12-2009, 10:21 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Still stuck in Reading!
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| | | Re: Favourite Wildlife Collective Nouns!
One of my favourites, I don't know if it's the proper one or one that has found it's way into my head through other means (  ) is
A flutterby of butterflies 
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06-12-2009, 10:57 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Saddleworth
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| | | Re: Favourite Wildlife Collective Nouns!
(tongue in cheek)
A misidentification of Mycologists.
Well, according to some posts, it does seem so many fungi ID books have a number of errors ................ 
Charm of goldfinches is so apt for their softness and beauty.
Cheers
Ken
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06-12-2009, 11:44 AM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Southampton
Posts: 2,390
| | | Re: Favourite Wildlife Collective Nouns!
I saw an "Army of Herring" ,ooh I'm scared ,also known as a Glean. |
06-12-2009, 01:08 PM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London
Posts: 11,830
| | | Re: Favourite Wildlife Collective Nouns!
Afternoon MO,
' A chime of Wrens'.
Take care, Jason  |
06-12-2009, 02:53 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SW Ireland
Posts: 1,667
| | | Re: Favourite Wildlife Collective Nouns!
'A rump of botanists' |
06-12-2009, 03:51 PM
|  | New Member | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: East London
Posts: 15
| | | Re: Favourite Wildlife Collective Nouns!
At work we use
'A Panic of Managers' - Does that count? |
06-12-2009, 04:05 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: nottingham
Posts: 1,428
| | | Re: Favourite Wildlife Collective Nouns!
its got to be
'a troubling of goldfish
hahaha |
06-12-2009, 04:16 PM
| | Frozen | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Outer Mongolia
Posts: 740
| | | Re: Favourite Wildlife Collective Nouns!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Caroline B  At work we use
'A Panic of Managers' - Does that count? |
Do you also have a 'Tumour of Smokers' puffing away outside? |
06-12-2009, 04:21 PM
| | Frozen | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Outer Mongolia
Posts: 740
| | | Re: Favourite Wildlife Collective Nouns!
How about a 'Vomit of slugs?' | | | |
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