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Have you heard of the expression, a bloat of Hippos?

mcrowl (626) ranked 437 out of 5,245 in writing

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There are dozens of very strange collective words for groups of animals, such as a fluther of jellyfish, or a crash of rhinos. Do you know any other strange words like this?

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whywiki (3095) ranked 4,670 out of 5,245 in writing

5 years ago

A murder of crows and a gaggle of geese.

mcrowl (626) ranked 437 out of 5,245 in writing	5 years ago
I've come across the gaggle of geese, of course, but thought it was a murder of ravens!

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balasri (10084) ranked 1,351 out of 5,245 in writing

5 years ago

The following are the few of the strangest collective nouns I know

plague of locusts
stud of mares
movement of moles
parliament of owls
mischief of rats
plump of wildfowl
zeal of zebras
parcel of hogs
glint of goldfish
corps of giraffes
mob of emus
destruction of cats(wild cats)

mcrowl (626) ranked 437 out of 5,245 in writing	5 years ago
Great collection. Some of these are in the article I've written (it's in the link at the top of the discussion) plus several others that are pretty strange.

balasri (10084) ranked 1,351 out of 5,245 in writing	5 years ago
Thank you very much for the best response.I was so carried away with your discussion I forgot to look into the site.I will have3 a look and come back to you.All the best.

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urbandekay (6799) ranked 215 out of 5,245 in writing

5 years ago

I've heard murder of crows, murder of ravens and even a murder of scarecrows, love the bloat of hippos. Some more of my favourites; up to you to decide which ones I made up.

A giggle of schoolgirls
A shrewdness of apes - darn you already got that one
A nuisance of cats and of cold-callers
An ostentation of peacocks
A jumble of sheds
A bigotry of racists
An absurdity of fashion designers
An understanding of friends
An absences of post modernists
A bizare of surrealists
A deceit of administrators
A density of managers

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