I was reading a book earlier today and at one point the main
character is trying to remember what a group of ravens is called. It’s an Unkindness – An Unkindness of
Ravens. And so, my curious mind wondered
that groups of other things are called.
This all fits into the mental file labeled useless information I may need one day to astound and
impress others. I
was surprised – just about everything has a “group” name other than litter,
herd, bunch, or pack. I picked out just
the ones that tickled me …
A
GROUP OF : IS CALLED
A(N)
Alligators Congregation
Armadillos Roll
Bats Colony
or Cloud (Cloud – I like that)
Butterflies Flight
or Flutter (Any question – Flutter)
Camels Caravan,
Train, or Flock (Really?? Flock??)
Cats Clower,
Clutter, Comfort (kittens
are a kindle)
Chickens Brood
or Peep (From here on it’s a Peep of Chickens!)
Cockroaches Intrusion
(Yep – absolutely!)
Elephants Memory
Flamingoes Stand
or Flamboyance
Gulls Colony or
Screech (Lived in Galveston–definitely a Screech)
Hummingbirds Charm
Hyenas Cackle
Opossum Grin
Mosquitoes Scourge (Yep, yep, yep)
Porcupines Prickle (hahahaha – had to include this)
Rattlesnakes Rhumba (somebody made that up)
Sand Dollars Purse (Gee – I’ve found a Purse of sand dollars
before)
Toodlers Tumble
I am obviously easily amused!
Take care
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