Terms of Venery – Animals

alligator A congregation of alligators [wikipedia]
antelope A cluster of antelope [wikipedia]
ape A troop of apes [wikipedia]
baboon A flange of baboons [wikipedia]
badger A cete of badgers [Monster Manual, usgs, wikipedia]
bat swarm A cloud of bat swarms [Monster Manual]
bat A cloud of bats [wikipedia]
bear A sloth of bears [usgs, wikipedia]
bird (general) A flight of birds (in the air) [usgs]
bird (general) A flock of birds (on the ground) [usgs]
bison A herd of bison [Monster Manual, usgs, wikipedia]
bittern A sedge of bitterns [usgs]
boar A sounder of boars [wikipedia]
bobolink A chain of bobolinks [usgs]
bovine (general) A herd of bovines [wikipedia]
buffalo An obstinacy of buffalo [usgs, wikipedia]
bush baby A congress of bush babies [wikipedia]
butterfly A flutter of butterflies [wikipedia]
buzzard A wake of buzzards [usgs]
camel A flock of camels [wikipedia]
canine (general) A pack of canines [wikipedia]
caribou A herd of caribou [wikipedia]
cat A clowder of cats [usgs]
cattle A herd of cattle [usgs]
cattle A kine of cows [wikipedia]
chamois A herd of chamois [wikipedia]
cheetah A coalition of cheetahs [wikipedia]
chicken A brood of chickens [wikipedia]
chimpanzee A troop of chimpanzees [wikipedia]
chinchilla A herd of chinchilla [wikipedia]
clam A bed of clams [usgs]
cobra A quiver of cobra [wikipedia]
coot A cover of coots [usgs]
cormorant A gulp of cormorants [usgs]
coyote A train of coyote [wikipedia]
crab A consortium of crabs [wikipedia]
crane A sedge of cranes [usgs]
crocodile A bask of crocodiles [usgs]
crow A murder of crows [usgs]
deer A rangale of deer [usgs]
dinosaur A pack or herd of dinosaurs [Monster Manual]
dog A cowardice of curs [usgs]
dog A cry of hounds [usgs]
dog A pack of dogs [Monster Manual]
dog A pack of wild dogs [usgs, wikipedia]
dolphin An alliance of dolphins (male) [wikipedia]
dolphin A party of dolphins (female) [wikipedia]
dolphin A team of dolphins (mixed) [wikipedia]
donkey A pace of donkeys [usgs]
dotterel A trip of dotterel [usgs]
dove A dule of doves [usgs]
duck A company of widgeons [usgs]
duck A raft of ducks (on water) [usgs, wikipedia]
duck A safe of ducks (on land) [wikipedia]
duck A skein of ducks (in the air) [wikipedia]
duck A sord of mallards (in the air) [usgs, wikipedia]
dugong A herd of dugongs [wikipedia]
eagle A convocation of eagles [usgs, wikipedia]
eel A swarm of eels [wikipedia]
elephant seal An arrangement of elephant seals [wikipedia]
elephant A parade of elephants [wikipedia]
elk A gang of elk [usgs, wikipedia]
emu A mob of emu [zoo]
equines (general) A herd of equines [wikipedia]
felines (general) A clowder of felines [wikipedia]
ferret A business of ferrets [usgs]
finch A charm of finches [usgs]
fish (general) A shoal of fish [usgs]
flamingo A flamboyance of flamingoes [zoo]
fox A skulk of fox [usgs, wikipedia]
frog An army of frogs [usgs]
gerbil A horde of gerbils [wikipedia]
giraffe A tower of giraffes [usgs, wikipedia]
goat A trip of goats [usgs]
goldfish A troubling of goldfish [zoo]
goose A gaggle of geese (on the ground) [usgs, wikipedia]
goose A skein of geese (in the air) [usgs, wikipedia]
gorilla A band of gorillas [usgs, wikipedia]
grouse A pack of grouse [usgs]
gull A colony of gulls [usgs]
hamster A horde of hamsters [wikipedia]
hawk A boil of hawks (spiraling in small numbers) [usgs, wikipedia]
hawk A cast of hawks [usgs, wikipedia]
hawk A kettle of hawks (flying in large numbers) [usgs, wikipedia]
hedgehog An array of hedgehogs [wikipedia]
heron A sedge of herons [usgs]
herring An army of herring [usgs]
hippopotamus A bloat of hippopotamuses [usgs, wikipedia]
horse A harras of horses [usgs]
horse A herd of horses [Monster Manual]
horse A string of ponies [wikipedia]
hyena A cackle of hyenas [usgs, wikipedia]
jay A scold of jays [usgs]
jellyfish A smack of jellyfish [usgs, wikipedia]
kangaroo A troop of kangaroos [usgs]
koala A colony of koala [wikipedia]
komodo dragon A bank of komodo dragons [wikipedia]
lapwing A deceit of lapwings [usgs]
lark An exaltation of larks [usgs, wikipedia]
lemur A plot of lemurs [wikipedia]
leopard A leap of leopards [usgs, wikipedia]
lion A pride of lions [Monster Manual, usgs, wikipedia]
louse An infestation of lice [wikipedia]
lyrebird A musket of lyrebirds [wikipedia]
magpie A tiding of magpies [usgs, wikipedia]
manatee A herd of manatee [wikipedia]
manta ray A school of manta rays [Monster Manual]
marten A richness of martens [usgs]
meerkat A mob of meerkats [wikipedia]
mole A labor of moles [usgs, wikipedia]
monkey A troop of monkeys [Monster Manual, usgs, wikipedia]
mosquito A scourge of mosquitoes [wikipedia]
mouse A mischief of mice [wikipedia]
mule A pack of mules [usgs, wikipedia]
narwhal A blessing of narwhals [wikipedia]
night hunter A swoop of night hunters [Monsters of Faerûn]
nightingale A watch of nightingales [usgs, wikipedia]
ostrich A flock of ostriches [wikipedia]
otter A romp of otters [usgs, wikipedia]
owl A parliament of owls [usgs, wikipedia]
ox A team of oxen [usgs]
oyster A culch of oysters [wikipedia]
parrot A company of parrots [usgs]
partridge A covey of partridges [usgs, wikipedia]
peacock An ostentation of peacocks [usgs, wikipedia]
penguin (in water) A raft of penguins [wikipedia]
penguin (on land) A waddle of penguins [wikipedia]
pheasant A bouquet of pheasants [usgs]
pig A passel of hogs [usgs]
pig A sounder of swine [usgs]
pigeon A kit of pigeons [wikipedia]
platypus A puddle of platypi [wikipedia]
plover A congregation of plovers (on the ground) [usgs]
plover A wing of plovers (in the air) [usgs]
porcupine A prickle of porcupines [usgs, wikipedia]
porpoise A school of porpoises [Monster Manual]
ptarmigan A covey of ptarmigans [usgs]
quail A bevy of quail [usgs]
rabbit A colony of rabbits [usgs, wikipedia]
rabbit A down of hares [usgs, wikipedia]
raccoon A gaze of raccoons [wikipedia]
rat swarm A pack or infestation of rat swarms [Monster Manual]
rat A plague of rats [Monster Manual, wikipedia]
raven An unkindness of ravens [usgs, wikipedia]
rhinoceros A crash of rhinoceroses [usgs, wikipedia]
rook A building of rooks [usgs, wikipedia]
salamander A maelstrom of salamanders [wikipedia]
sea lion A harem of sea lions (female) [wikipedia]
sea lion A hurdle of sea lions (male) [wikipedia]
sea lion A rookery of sea lions (mixed) [wikipedia]
seahorse A shoal of seahorses [wikipedia]
seal A pod of seals [usgs, wikipedia]
shark A shiver of sharks [usgs, wikipedia]
shark A troop of dogfish [wikipedia]
sheep A flock of sheep [usgs, wikipedia]
shrew A drove of shrews [wikipedia]
skunk A surfeit of skunks [wikipedia]
snail A hood of snails [wikipedia]
snake A nest of snakes [usgs, wikipedia]
snipe A walk of snipe [usgs]
sparrow A host of sparrows [usgs]
spider A skittering of spiders [Xaeyruudh]
squid An audience of squid [wikipedia]
squirrel A scurry of squirrels [usgs, wikipedia]
starling A murmuration of starlings [usgs]
stinkbug An intrusion of stinkbugs [wikipedia]
stork A mustering of storks [usgs]
swallow A flight of swallows [usgs]
swan A flock of swans (on the ground) [wikipedia]
swan A wedge of swans (in the air) [usgs]
tapir A measure of tapirs [wikipedia]
tarsier A troop of tarsiers [wikipedia]
teal A spring of teal [usgs]
tiger An ambush of tigers [wikipedia]
toad A knot of toads [usgs, wikipedia]
trout A hover of trout [usgs]
turkey A gang of turkeys [usgs]
turtle A bale of turtles [usgs, wikipedia]
walrus A herd of walruses [wikipedia]
water buffalo A pot of water buffalo [wikipedia]
weasel A sneak of weasels [wikipedia]
whale A pod of whales [Monster Manual, usgs, wikipedia]
wolf A pack of wolves [Monster Manual, usgs]
wombat A wisdom of wombats [wikipedia]
woodcock A fall of woodcocks [usgs]
woodpecker A descent of woodpeckers [usgs]
yak A cabinet of yaks [wikipedia]
zebra A cohort of zebra [wikipedia]

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