For some animals, there is more than one collective noun, reflecting how close people have been to them througout history. Have a look at Cats, Dogs and Horses in the list below. Some collective nouns are used for more than one animal. For example, both Bats and Ants can be found in ...
A herd of ponies A herd of sea horses A herd of seals A herd of swans A herd of swine A herd of walruses A herd of whales A herd of wolves A herd of wrens A herd of yaks A herd of zebras Pack A pack of bears (polar bears) A pack of coyotes A pack of dogs A pack of ...
Usually, the things described as a collective noun functions as a unit, and is therefore treated as a singular noun. For example, “The committee grants its permission for the artist to place her sculpture in the park.” The collective noun, “committee” is talking about a number of people...
A herd of horses (-submitted by ojo6-) A herd of pigs (-suggested by Lisa Donnelly, lisa@omniserv.co.za-) A herd of wrens (-submitted by ojo, ojo@ojohaven.com, from Atlantic Veterinary College-) A hide of tigers (-suggested by Margaret Harley-) A hill of beans (-submitted by ...
For some animals, there is more than one collective noun, reflecting how close people have been to them througout history. Have a look at Cats, Dogs and Horses in the list below. Some collective nouns are used for more than one animal. For example, both Bats and Ants can be found in ...