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Terms of Venery

1. army of caterpillars, frogs 62. gallop of greyhounds

2. bale of turtles 63. blessing of unicorns

3. band of gorillas, jays 64. orchestra of crickets

4. barren of mules 65. cowardice of curs (dogs)

5. bevy of swans, quail 66. buffoonery of orangutans6. bloat of hippopotami 67. company of parrots

7. candle of tapirs 68. conspiracy of ravens

8. cast of falcons, hawks 69. pack of mules

9. cete of badgers 70. bed of clams, oysters,snakes

10. charm of finches 71. fluther of jellyfish

11. cloud of bats,

grasshoppers, gnats, plankton

72. vein of goldfinch

12. clowder of cats 73. gam of whales

13. clutch of chicks, eggs 74. gang of elk

14. clutter of cats, starlings 75. siege of herons

15. colony of beavers, ants,gulls, penguins, rabbits

76. cornucopia of slugs

16. congress of baboons 77. death-row of turkeys

17. convocation of eagles 78. cry of hounds

18. cover of coots 79. muster of peacocks

19. covert of coots 80. drove of cattle

20. covey of grouse,partridges, ptarmigans,

pheasants

81. skein of geese (in flight)

21. crash of rhinoceroses 82. draught of fish22. creep of tortoises 83. drift of hogs, swine

23. descent of woodpeckers 84. dropping of pigeons

24. dole of doves 85. brood of hens

25. dray of squirrels 86. cackle of hyenas

26. gaze of raccoon 87. dull of doves

27. drumming of grouse 88. fall of woodcocks

28. durante of toucans 89. hover of hummingbirds

29. gaggle of geese 90. kennel of dogs

30. grumble of pugs 91. huddle of hippopotami

31. hide of tigers 92. exaltation of larks32. hive of bees 93. rout of wolves

33. horde of gnats 94. bouquet of pheasants

34. host of sparrows 95. brace of grouse

35. kindle of kittens 96. knot of frogs, eels, toads

36. labor of moles 97. float of crocodiles

37. leap of leopards 98. flock of sheep, birds

38. litter of kittens 99. parliament of owls

39. mob of kangaroos 100. herd of elephants, pigs,

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horses, wrens

40. ostentation of peacocks 101. nide of pheasants

41. party of jays 102. sloth of bears

42. pitying of turtledoves 103. constable of ravens

43. pod of seals, whales 104. ubiquity of sparrows

44. prattle of parrots 105. murder of crows

45. pride of lions 106. shrewdness of apes

46. school of fish 107. aurora of polar bears47. sedge of cranes 108. skulk of foxes

48. shiver of sharks 109. lounge of lizards

49. shoal of bass, goslings 110. sounder of swine

50. sounder of swine 111. stripe of zebras

51. spring of seals 112. troop of monkeys, kangaroos

52. stand of flamingo 113. paddling of ducks

53. streak of tigers 114. stable of horses

54. string of mules 115. flight of doves, cormorants,

swallows

55. swarm of bees 116. bale of turtles56. team of mules, horses 117. wisp of snipe

57. tribe of monkey, goats 118. stench of skunks

58. vespiary of wasps, hornets 119. murmuration of starlings

59. warren of rabbits 120. business of flies, ferrets

60. watch of nightingales 121. trip of goats

61. wriggle of worms 122. wake of vultures