Do you ever refer to a gaggle of geese, a pride of lions, a school of fish? These are all collective nouns, which are names of a number (or collection) of people, animals, or things taken together and spoken of as one whole. There are hundreds of these nouns of multitude, including those for animals, many of which are deeply embedded in our language despite being several hundred years old. You may refer to a gaggle of geese, a litter of puppies, a flock of ducks, a pride of lions, a pack of wolves, or a murder of crows, but do you know whence they came? Join me today as we dive deep into these little bits of poetry.
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Enjoy my own made-up Nouns of Multitude, my Terms of Animalia, and I encourage you to submit your own in the comments below.
A CRADLE OF COWS
A LAP OF CATS
A CACOPHANY OF JAYS
A TRUST OF CHICKADEES
A HARASSMENT OF HUMMINGBIRDS
A SAGACITY OF DONKEYS
A GENIUS OF RAVENS
A BRILLIANCE OF CROWS
A GUARDIAN OF ELEPHANTS
A WONDER OF FOXES
A RUSE OF RACCOONS
A SWAGGER OF SKUNKS
A CELEBRATION OF ANIMALS
A SURVIVAL OF ANIMALS
A HARDSHIP OF ANIMALS
A SUFFERING OF ANIMALS
A HOPE OF ANIMALS
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