![]() In Australia, the word mob is used for a flock or herd of animals. The word has been used to describe the movement of jellyfish.Ī mob refers to a group of kangaroos. ![]() The word fluther describe a group of jellyfish, which is derived from the word flutter which can be considered to mean moving in a light motion through the air. Some people refer to these animals as “laughing hyenas.”įluther can be found in the 1985 book, the Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Hyenas produce sounds that sound like hysterical human laughter. Cackle is a word that refers to laughing in a shrill, broken manner. Their diet is exclusively made of grass and can keep the food in the stomach for three weeks hence the author assumes they spend the most time with bloated stomachs.Ī bunch of hyenas is called a cackle. In the book, the author notes that male hippo weighs around 8,000 pounds and have a layer of subcutaneous fat in their bodies that help them float. The term bloat for a group of hippopotamuses was used in hunting and fishing manual. The word first appeared in a 1986 book, the Book of St Albans. Eagles will look for other eagles during breeding season.īusyness is a group of ferrets, and a word is a modern form of the word “besynes” which was used to describe the behavior of ferrets. Eagles normally fly alone and are rarely seen in large groups. Another theory is of an old story that is told of groups of crows judging members of their flock, and if found guilty, the rest would kill the guilty members, hence the name murder of crows.Ĭonvocation means an assembly of people meeting for a special purpose. Crows were often found at the site of death, where they came to eat the dead. There are many theories about the origin of the term, Murder of Crows. ![]() The basking in the sun is a social time for crocodiles with large numbers always seen basking together.Ī murder is a term that describes a group of crows. Crocodiles, being cold-blooded, love to bask in the sun to warm themselves. To bask is to lie in the sun exposed to its warmth and light. Cats are known to play with yarn and end up unrolling until the room is covered with yarn.Ī group of crocodiles is called a bask. The word clowder is closely related to the word clutter which means to fill something with disordered items. ![]() When a large group of butterflies fly, they create a pattern of vivid colors and different shapes that keep on changing every movement.Ī group of cats is called a clowder. Bears are often searching for food, and some people feel that this is the reason why bears were given the name sleuth.Ī kaleidoscope can be defined as a constantly changing pattern of shapes and colors. Bears usually gather together in a breeding season and also to feed. The word sleuth means a detective or the act of investigating or looking for something. The mischievous character of apes earned them the name, and thus a group of apes can be called a shrewdness of apes.Ī group of bears is referred to as sleuth or sloth. The name shrewdness has been in use for over 500 years, and in the ancient times, the word shrewdness meant wickedness. This name comes from our forefathers who noted that apes were mischievous in a playful manner. In the modern time, the popularity of the terms has led to the addition of many humorous collective nouns. The “nouns of assembly” are intended as a mark of refinement of those able to use them accurately rather than for sensible communication. The earliest collective nouns of animals were compiled in The Treatise, a book in the mid-1200s. This time was marked by a great increase in specialist vocabulary that involved using different names for same features in different animals. The custom of using “nouns of assembly” had origins in English hunting tradition back in the Late Middle Ages. 20 Interesting Names for Groups of Animals A group of vultures are called a "kettle".
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