A Group Of…

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Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird (archilochus colubris) in flight at a flower with a colorful background

A group of people gathering together in worship is called a congregation. But did you know the same collective term is used for a group of alligators?

Some of the terms for grouped creatures make sense – for the superstitious, a murder of crows fits with their sinister significance in history.

 

Here are some more – please feel free to add any other unusual ones in the comments below!

A bouquet of pheasants

A bed of worms

A glittering of hummingbirds

An ambush of tigers (some also say a streak)

A dazzle of zebras

A descent of woodpeckers

A gang of turkeys

A gaze of raccoons

A hover of trout

A parliament of rooks

A plump of waterfowl

A wisdom of wombats

A tower of giraffes

A mess of iguanas

A lamentation of swans

 

Source: grammarly.com