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
viv009 - 9 years ago
How about a rumble of Grownups?