Humor - Re: <VV> flock, gaggle, litter, our clutch?
Ken Wildman
k-wildman at onu.edu
Thu Oct 27 13:26:31 EDT 2005
At 10:33 AM 10/27/2005, LonzoVair at aol.com wrote:
>What would be the correct name for a group of our favorite cars? Flock,
>gaggle, murder, clutch, and parliament all refer to different feathered
>creatures... litter, den, warren all refer to different fuzzy critters...
>what would be a
>good name for a group of 'vairs?
>Just wondering....
>Lonzo
Lonzo:
Perhaps you can find something suitable here:
* A nest of adders
* A colony or army of ants
* A cete of badgers
* A colony of bats
* An army of caterpillars
* A clowder of cats
* A flock of chickens
* A clutch or peep of chicks
* A bed of clams
* A murder of crows
* A herd of deer
* A covey of doves
* A raft of ducks
* A gang of elk
* A business of ferrets
* A school of fish
* A flamboyance of flamingos
* A gaggle of geese (on the ground)
* A skein of geese (in flight)
* A cloud of gnats
* A band of gorillas
* An array of hedgehogs
* A brood of hens
* A charm of hummingbirds
* A party of jays
* A mob of kangaroos
* A kindle of kittens
* An exaltation of larks
* A leap of leopards
* An infestation of lice
* A pride of lions
* A plague of locusts
* A mischief of mice
* A troop of monkeys
* A swarm of mosquito
* A parliament or study of owls
* A drive of oxen
* A bed of oysters
* A pandemonium of parrots
* An ostentation of peacocks
* A rookery of penguins
* A prickle of porcupines
* A town of Prairie dogs
* A litter of pups
* A conspiracy of ravens
* A crash of rhinoceroses
* A flight of seagulls
* A school or shiver of sharks
* A flock of sheep
* A wisp of snipe
* A gang of weasel
* A pod of whales
* A pack of wolves
* A herd or crossing of zebra
Leaping Leopards! :)
Ken
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