general collective nouns Flashcards
collective noun
especially applied to the young of fowls and birds hatched from eggs at one time and raised under their mother’s care
a brood of ducklings
/bru:d/
collective noun
It refers specifically to the number of eggs laid by a bird or a reptile in a single nesting attempt (or sometime the offspring that hatch from those eggs)
a clutch of eggs
/klʌtʃ/
collective noun
It is generally a group of flying birds or flying insects
a flight of birds
/flaɪt/
collective noun
it tends to be used of specific large populations of animals/insects that are settled in one place
a colony of rabbits
/ˈkɑːləni/
collective noun
a group of young animals born by a same mother
a litter of kittens
/ˈlɪtər/
collective noun
A group of game animals or terrestrial (land) animals that are domesticated and kept under the care of a person
a herd of cows
/hɜːrd/
collective noun
It is a gathering of individual birds to forage or travel collectively, thus earning protection from predators. for this sense, it can be used of sheep and goats.
a flock of birds
/flɑːk/
collective noun
It is a group of carnivores (meat-eater) or even a group of aggressive animals
a pack of wolves
/pæk/
collective noun
It is a group of the same fish species swimming together in synchrony; turning, twisting and forming sweeping, glinting shapes in the water. Fish probably do this to confuse predators and to save energy
a school of fish
/skuːl/
collective noun
This is typically when fish, shrimp or other aquatic creatures swim together in a loose cluster. It can be a mix of different species.
a shoal of many types of fish
/ʃəʊl/
collective noun
It is the way that a type of aquatic mammal like whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, tend to gather in a medium to small group
a pod of whales
/pɑːd/
collective noun
It tends to be used of insects, particularly ones that fly (locusts, fireflies, cockroaches etc) to describe a compact mass of them
a swarm of bees
/swɔːrm/
collective noun
It is a disorderly group of animals.
a mob of kangaroos
/mɒb/
collective noun
It is a seemingly controlled and disciplined group of animals.
a troop of monkey
/truːp/
collective noun
It is a flight of fowls or birds in the V formation
a wedge of geese
/wedʒ/
collective noun
It is a large and dense group of insects or birds on the flight
a cloud of mosquitoes
/klaʊd/
collective noun
It is a group of animals gathering for a common purpose
a team of sledding dogs
/tiːm/
collective noun
It is a series of animals or birds that are joined together closely one after another
a string of horses
/strɪŋ/
collective noun
It denotes a group of farm animals that is doing something together, or moving together from place to place
a drove of sheep
/drəʊv/
collective noun
It is a collective noun for a group of trained animals that are released to go hunting.
It is also the collective noun for reptiles or creatures that shed skins in life
a cast of eagles
/kɑːst/
