Birds

Noun	Collective Noun (most usual first)
Birds	Volery
Bitterns	Sedge, Siege
Budgerigars	Chatter
Bustards	Flock
Capercaillies	Tok
Chickens	Brood, Peep
Choughs	Chattering, Clattering
Coots	Cover, Raft
Cormorants	Flight
Cranes	Sedge, Siege
Crows	Murder, Hover
Curlews	Head
Dotterels	Trip (mentioned by Bill Oddie on Nature Watch)
Doves	Flight, Dole, Dule, Pitying, Prettying
Ducks	Flush, Team (diving) dopping (in flight) team, plump (on water) Paddling (brood) Flush (pair) Brace
Dunlin	Fling
Eagles	Convocation,Jubilee
Falcons	Cast
Finches	Charm, Trimming, Trembling
Geese	(at rest) Gaggle, Flock, Nide (in flight) Skein
Goldfinches	Glister, Charm, Chattering, Drum, Troubling
Goshawks	Flight
Grouse	Covey (single family) Brood (large group) Pack
Guillemots	Bazaar
Gulls	Colony, Pack
Hawks	Cast, Leash, Kettle
Hens	Brood
Herons	Sedge, Siege
Hummingbirds	Shimmer, Charm
Jackdaws	Train (confirmed by RSPB librarian)
Jays	Band, Party
Lapwings	Desert, Deceit
Larks	Exaltation, Bevy, Ascension
Magpies	Tittering, Tiding
Mallards	Sord (on land) Flush, Sute (on water) Puddling
Merlins	Leash
Nightingales	Watch, Match
Owls	Parliament, Stare
Parrots	Flock, Company
Partridges	Covey, Bew
Peacocks	Muster, Ostentation, Pride
Penguins	Raft (in water), Waddle (on dry land)
Pheasants	Nye, Bouquet
Pigeons	Flight, Flock
Plovers	Congregation, Leash, Wing
Poultry	Run
Puffins	Raft
Quail	Bevy, Covey
Ravens	Unkindness, Conspiracy
Rooks	Parliament, Building, Clamour
Ruffs	Hill
Sea Fowl	Cloud
Seagulls	Squabble
Sheldrakes	Dopping, Doading
Snipe	(at rest) Walk (in flight) Wisp
Sparrows	Host, Quarrel, Tribe
Starlings	Murmuration
Storks	Mustering
Swallows	Flight
Swans	Herd, Bank, Bevy, Game, Squadron, Wedge, Whiteness, Drift
Swifts	Flock
Teal	Spring, Coil, Knob, Raft
Terns	Dread
Thrushes	Mutation
Turkeys	Flock, Dole, Dule, Raffle, Raft, Rafter
Turtledoves	Pitying
Vultures	Wake
Waterfowl	Plump
Widgeon	Company, Bunch, Coil, Knob
Wildfowl	Trip
Woodcock	Fall, Covey, Plump
Woodpeckers	Descent
Wrens	Herd
Total: 73

Database updated on 10th Apr 2016 at 2:00pm

Mammals

Noun	Collective Noun (most usual first)
Antelopes	Herd
Apes	Shrewdness
Asses	Pace, Drove, Herd
Baboons	Flange, Troop
Badgers	Cete, Colony
Bears	Sloth, Sleuth
Boars	Sounder, Herd, Singular
Buffalo	Herd
Camels	Flock
Cats	Clowder, Cluster, Glaring (kittens) Kindle, Litter (wild cats) Destruction
Cattle	Herd, Drove
Chamois	Herd
Cheetahs	Coalition
Colts	Rake, Rag
Conies	Bury
Deer	Herd, Leash. Parcel
Dogs	Pack, Kennel
Dolphins	Pod, Flock
Donkeys	Herd, Drove
Elephants	Herd
Elk	Gang
Ferrets	Business, Cast, Fesnying
Foxes	Skulk, Lead, Leash
Giraffes	Tower, Corps
Goats	Trip, Flock, Herd, Tribe
Gorillas	Band
Hamsters	Horde
Hares	Drove, Down, Husk, Leash, Trace, Trip
Hedgehogs	Prickle, Array
Hippopotami	Bloat,Pod
Hogs	Drift
Horses	Drove, Harass, Herd, Stable, Team
Hounds	Pack, Mute
Kangaroos	Mob (only correct terminology)
Leopards	Leap, Lepe
Lions	Pride, Sault, Sowse, Troop
Mares	Stud
Martens	Richness
Meerkats	Mob
Moles	Labour, Company, Movement
Monkeys	Troop, Cartload, Tribe, Mission
Mice	Nest
Mules	Barren, Pack, Rake
Otters	Family, Bevy
Oxen	Team, Yoke, Span
Pigs	Drove, Herd, Sounder (Piglets) Farrow, Litter
Polecats	Chine
Ponies	String
Porpoises	School
Puppies	Litter
Rabbits	Colony, Bury, Nest (young rabbits) Wrack
Racehorses	String
Rats	Colony
Rhinoceroses	Crash
Roe Deer	Bevy
Seals	Colony, Harem, Herd, Pod, Spring
Sea Otters	Raft
Sheep	Flock, Drove, Fold
Squirrels	Dray
Stoats	Pack
Swine	Sounder
Tigers	Streak, Ambush
Unicorns	Marvel
Walruses	Herd
Weasels	Boogle, Sneak, Pack
Wild Cats	Dout
Wild Pigs	Sounder
Whales	School, Herd, Gam, Pod
Wolves	Pack
Zebra	Dazzle, Zeal
Total: 70

Database updated on 10th Apr 2016 at 2:00pm

Invertebrates

Noun	Collective Noun (most usual first)
Bacteria	Culture
Fungus	Colony
Jellyfish	Stuck, Smack, Fluther
Mushrooms	Troop
Worms	Clew
Total: 5

Database updated on 10th Apr 2016 at 2:00pm

Insects & Aracnids

Noun	Collective Noun (most usual first)
Ants	Colony, Army
Bees	Swarm, Grist, Hive
Butterflies	Kaleidoscope, Swarm, Rabble
Caterpillars	Army
Flies	Swarm, Business
Gnats	Swarm, Cloud, Horde
Grasshoppers	Cluster
Hornets	Nest
Locusts	Plague
Spiders	Clutter
Total: 10

Database updated on 10th Apr 2016 at 2:00pm

Molluscs

Noun	Collective Noun (most usual first)
Clams	Bed
Oysters	Bed
Snails	Walk
Total: 3

Database updated on 10th Apr 2016 at 2:00pm

Fish

Noun	Collective Noun (most usual first)
Archer fish	Company
Barracuda	Battery
Bass	Shoal, Fleet
Butterfly fish	School
Dogfish	Troop
Dragonet fish	Swarm
Eels	Swarm
Fish	Shoal, School
Flying fish	Glide
Goldfish	Troubling
Herrings	Glean, Army, Shoal
Minnows	Stream
Porcupine fish	Cluster
Rainbow fish	Party
Salmon	Bind
Sea Horses	Herd
Sticklebacks	Spread
Swordfish	Flotilla
Trout	Hover
Total: 19

Database updated on 10th Apr 2016 at 2:00pm

Amphibians

Noun	Collective Noun (most usual first)
Frogs	Army
Toads	Knot
Turtles	Dule, Bale
Total: 3

Database updated on 10th Apr 2016 at 2:00pm

Reptiles

Noun	Collective Noun (most usual first)
Cobras	Quiver
Crocodiles	Bask
Snakes	Den, Nest, Pit
Turtles	Turn
Vipers	Nest
Total: 5

Database updated on 10th Apr 2016 at 2:00pm

Inanimate Objects

Noun	Collective Noun (most usual first)
Aircraft	Wing
Arrows	Quiver
Asteroids	Belt
Bananas	Hand
Beans	Hill
Books	Library, Pile
Borg	Collective, Hive
Bread	Batch
Brushwood	Bavin
Cards	Deck
Circles	Crop
Classics	Praise
Collective Nouns	Catch
Computers	Network
Dissertations	Angst
Eggs	Clutch
Fallacies	Vicious Circle
Flowers	Bed, Patch, Bouquet
Fluorescent Tubes	Dementor (suggested by Chris Francis)
Grapes	Bunch, Cluster
Hair	Lock
Homework	Slew
Information	Wealth
Islands	Chain, Archipelago
Jewels	Cache
Keys	Ring
Libraries	Trove
Lorries	Convoy, Fleet
Money	Rouleau
Mountains	Range
Nouns	Collective
Pearls or Beads	String
Peas	Pod
Poems	Anthology
Reeds	Clump
Satellites	Constellation
Ships	Fleet, Armada, Flotilla
Stairs	Flight
Stars	Galaxy, Constellation
Sundays	Month
Tasks	Agenda
Trees	Stand, Clump, Forest
Total: 42

Database updated on 10th Apr 2016 at 2:00pm

People

Noun	Collective Noun (most usual first)
Academics	Faculty
Actors	Cast, Company
Alumni	Pursestring
Angels	Chorus, host
Aristotelians	Category
Assistant Professors	Clamber
Associate Professors	Tenure
Athletes	Team
Athletic Scholarships	Oxymoron
Bankers	Wunch
Beauties	Bevy
Bureaucrats	Shuffle
Car Dealers	Lot
Car Mechanics	Clutch
Classicists	Shelf
Cryptologists	Conspiracy
Cynics	Bark
Deans	Oversight
Directors	Board
Doctorial Candidates	Doggedness
Employees	Staff
Empiricists	Tabula Rasa
Epicureans	Culture
Existentialists	Essence
Experts	Panel,Discord
Freshman	Plenitude
Full Professors	Entropy
Graduate Students	Fortitude
Graduates	Vale
Grammarians	Conjunction
Homecoming Queens	Cuddle
Hoodlums	Gang
Idiots	Thicket
Judges	Bevy
Juniors	Gratitude
Knights	Banner
Lawyers	Huddle
Lecturers	Drift
Lepers	Colony
Lexicographers	Logorrhea
Librarians	Shush
Lichenologists	Huddle
Linguists	Lapsus
Logicians	Premise
Magistrates	Bench
Mathematicians	Number
Men	Band
Metaphysicians	Transcendance
Microsoft Programmers	Asylum, Bloat
Monks	Abomination
Musicians	Orchestra, Band, Ensemble
Natives	Tribe
Night Students	Pallor
Nihilists	Nullity
Nudists	Hangout
Onlookers	Crowd
Overachievers	Leap
Patent Examiners	Plurality	Suggested by patent researcher Bob Finley
Pathologists	Body	Used in a scene in the TV series Inspector Morse
People	Crowd
Performers	Troupe
Peripatetics	Walk
Phi Beta Kappas	Key
Philologists	Gloss
Philosophers	Ponder,Wrangle
Platonists	Form
Principals	Lack
Professors Emeriti	Ex Cathedra
Relatives	Descent
Researchers	Brood
Sailors	Crew
Senators	House
Seniors	Attitude
Soldiers	Squad
Solipsists	Introspection
Sophomores	Platitude
Stoics	Porch
Students	Class
Thieves	Den
Thomists	Summa
Tourists	Flock
Troops	Parel
Trustees	Bored
Underachievers	Drowse
Widows	Ambush
Witches	Coven
Worshippers	Congregation
Total: 87

Database updated on 10th Apr 2016 at 2:00pm

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