List of 306 Terms of Venery
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Terms of venery are collective nouns used to denote groupings of animals of the same species. Here's a list of terms of venery.
| Animal | Term of Venery | Example |
| angelfish | company | A company of angelfish |
| ant | army | A army of ants |
| ant | colony | A colony of ants |
| antelope | herd | A herd of antelope |
| ape | shrewdness | A shrewdness of apes |
| archerfish | company | A company of archerfish |
| ass | pace | A pace of asses |
| auk | colony | A colony of auks |
| avocet | colony | A colony of avocets |
| baboon | troop | A troop of baboons |
| bacteria | culture | A culture of bacteria |
| badger | cete | A cete of badgers |
| badger | colony | A colony of badgers |
| barracuda | battery | A battery of barracudas |
| bass | shoal | A shoal of bass |
| bat | cloud | A cloud of bats |
| bat | colony | A colony of bats |
| bear | sleuth | A sleuth of bears |
| bear | sloth | A sloth of bears |
| beaver | colony | A colony of beavers |
| beaver | family | A family of beavers |
| bee | swarm | A swarm of bees |
| bee | hive | A hive of bees |
| bee | bike | A bike of (wild) bees |
| bird | flight | A flight of birds (in the air) |
| bird | flock | A flock of birds |
| bison | herd | A herd of bison |
| bittern | sedge | A sedge of bitterns |
| bittern | siege | A siege of bitterns |
| blackfish | grind | A grind of blackfish |
| boar | sounder | A sounder of boars |
| bobolink | chain | A chain of bobolinks |
| bottlenose whale | grind | A grind of bottlenose whales |
| buffalo | herd | A herd of buffalos |
| buffalo | gang | A gang of buffalos |
| bullfinch | bellowing | A bellowing of bullfinches |
| bullock | drove | A drove of bullocks |
| bustard | flock | A flock of bustards |
| butterfly | swarm | A swarm of butterflies |
| butterfly fish | school | A school of butterfly fish |
| buzzard | wake | A wake of buzzards |
| camel | caravan | A caravan of camels |
| camel | herd | A herd of camels |
| capon | muse | A muse of capons |
| caribou | herd | A herd of caribou |
| cat | clutter | A clutter of cats |
| cat | glaring | A glaring of cats |
| cat | destruction | A destruction of (wild) cats |
| caterpillar | army | An army of caterpillars |
| cattle | drove | A drove of cattle |
| cattle | herd | A herd of cattle |
| chamois | herd | A herd of chamois |
| cheetah | coalition | A coalition of cheetahs |
| chicken | brood | A brood of chickens |
| chinchilla | colony | A colony of chinchillas |
| chipmunk | scurry | A scurry of chipmunks |
| clam | bed | A bed of clams |
| cobra | quiver | A quiver of cobras |
| cockle | bed | A bed of cockles |
| cockroach | intrusion | An intrusion of cockroaches |
| cod | school | A school of cod |
| colt | rag | A rag of colts |
| cony | bury | A bury of conies |
| coot | covert | A covert of coots |
| cormorant | flight | A flight of cormorants |
| cow | herd | A herd of cows |
| coyote | band | A band of coyotes |
| coyote | pack | A pack of coyotes |
| crane | sedge | A sedge of cranes |
| crocodile | bask | A bask of crocodiles |
| crocodile | congregation | A congregation of crocodiles |
| crow | murder | A murder of crows |
| cub | litter | A litter of cubs |
| cur | cowardice | A cowardice of curs |
| curlew | herd | A herd of curlews |
| deer | herd | A herd of deer |
| dinosaur | herd | A herd of dinosaurs |
| dog | pack | A pack of dogs |
| dogfish | troop | A troop of dogfish |
| dolphin | pod | A pod of dolphins |
| dolphin | school | A school of dolphins |
| donkey | drove | A drove of donkeys |
| dotterel | trip | A trip of dotterels |
| dove | dole | A dole of doves |
| dragon | flight | A flight of dragons |
| dragonet fish | swarm | A swarm of dragonet fish |
| duck | flush | A flush of ducks |
| dunlin | fling | A fling of dunlins |
| eagle | convocation | A convocation of eagles |
| eel | swarm | A swarm of eels |
| eland | herd | A herd of elands |
| elephant | herd | A herd of elephants |
| elephant | parade | A parade of elephants |
| elk | gang | A gang of elk |
| elk | herd | A herd of elk |
| falcon | cast | A cast of falcons |
| famingo | flamboyance | A flamboyance of flamingos |
| ferret | business | A business of ferrets |
| finch | charm | A charm of finches |
| fish | school | A school of fish |
| fish | shoal | A shoal of fish |
| fly | swarm | A swarm of flies |
| flying fish | glide | A glide of flying fish |
| fox | leash | A leash of foxes |
| fox | skulk | A skulk of foxes |
| frog | army | An army of frogs |
| gelding | brace | A brace of geldings |
| gerbil | horde | A horde of gerbils |
| giraffe | tower | A tower of giraffes |
| gnat | cloud | A cloud of gnats |
| gnu | implausibility | An implausibility of gnus |
| goat | herd | A herd of goats |
| goat | tribe | A tribe of goats |
| goldfinch | charm | A charm of goldfinches |
| goldfish | glint | A glint of goldfish |
| goose | gaggle | A gaggle of geese |
| goose | skein | A skein of (flying) geese |
| gorilla | troop | A troop of gorillas |
| gorilla | whoop | A whoop of gorillas |
| goshawk | flight | A flight of goshawks |
| grasshopper | cloud | A cloud of grasshoppers |
| grasshopper | swarm | A swarm of grasshoppers |
| greyhound | leash | A leash of greyhounds |
| grouse | covey | A covey of grouse |
| guillemot | bazaar | A bazaar of guillemots |
| guinea pig | herd | A herd of guinea pigs |
| gull | colony | A colony of gulls |
| hamster | horde | A horde of hamsters |
| hare | down | A down of hares |
| hare | husk | A husk of hares |
| hart | herd | A herd of harts |
| hartebeest | herd | A herd of hartebeests |
| hawk | cast | A cast of hawks |
| hedgehog | array | An array of hedgehogs |
| hedgehog | prickle | A prickle of hedgehogs |
| hen | brood | A brood of hens |
| heron | sedge | A sedge of herons |
| herring | army | An army of herring |
| hind | parcel | A parcel of hinds |
| hippopotamus | bloat |
A bloat of hippopotamuses or hippopotami
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| hog | parcel | A parcel of hogs |
| hornet | bike | A bike of hornets |
| horse | herd | A herd of horses |
| horse | stable | A stable of horses |
| hound | cry | A cry of hounds |
| hound | pack | A pack of hounds |
| hummingbird | charm | A charm of hummingbirds |
| hyena | cackle | A cackle of hyenas |
| hyena | clan | A clan of hyenas |
| ibex | herd | A herd of ibexes |
| ibis | colony | A colony of ibises |
| iguana | mess | A mess of iguanas |
| impala | herd | A herd of impalas |
| insect | swarm | A swarm of insects |
| jackrabbit | husk | A husk of jackrabbits |
| jaguar | prowl | A prowl of jaguars |
| jay | band | A band of jays |
| jellyfish | smack | A smack of jellyfish |
| kangaroo | mob | A mob of kangaroos |
| kangaroo | troop | A troop of kangaroos |
| kitten | litter | A litter of kittens |
| lapwing | deceit | A deceit of lapwings |
| lark | exaltation | An exaltation of larks |
| lemur | conspiracy | A conspiracy of lemurs |
| leopard | leap | A leap of leopards |
| leveret | kindle | A kindle of leverets |
| linnet | parcel | A parcel of linnets |
| lion | pride | A pride of lions |
| llama | herd | A herd of llamas |
| locust | plague | A plague of locusts |
| locust | swarm | A swarm of locusts |
| louse | flock | A flock of lice |
| mackerel | shoal | A shoal of mackerel |
| magpie | tiding | A tiding of magpies |
| mallard | sord | A sord of mallard |
| manatee | herd | A herd of manatees |
| mare | stud | A stud of mares |
| marten | richness | A richness of martens |
| minnow | shoal | A shoal of minnows |
| mole | labor | A labor of moles |
| mongoose | pack | A pack of mongooses |
| monkey | troop | A troop of monkeys |
| monkey | barrel | A barrel of monkeys |
| moorhen | plump | A plump of moorhens |
| moose | herd | A herd of moose |
| mosquito | scourge | A scourge of mosquitoes |
| mouse | mischief | A mischief of mice |
| mouse | nest | A nest of mice |
| mule | barren | A barren of mules |
| mule | pack | A pack of mules |
| mussel | bed | A bed of mussels |
| nightingale | watch | A watch of nightingales |
| ostrich | flock | A flock of ostriches |
| otter | romp | A romp of otters |
| owl | parliament | A parliament of owls |
| owl | stare | A stare of owls |
| ox | drove | A drove of oxen |
| ox | herd | A herd of oxen |
| oyster | bed | A bed of oysters |
| panda | embarrassment | An embarrassment of pandas |
| parrot | pandemonium | A pandemonium of parrots |
| partridge | covey | A covey of partridges |
| peacock | ostentation | An ostentation of peacocks |
| peacock | pride | A pride of peacocks |
| pelican | pod | A pod of pelicans |
| penguin | colony | A colony of penguins |
| perch | pack | A pack of perch |
| peregrine | cadge | A cadge of peregrines |
| pheasant | bouquet | A bouquet of pheasants |
| pig | drove | A drove of pigs |
| pig | drift | A drift of pigs |
| pig | sounder | A sounder of (wild) pigs |
| pigeon | flock | A flock of pigeons |
| piglet | farrow | A farrow of piglets |
| pilchard | shoal | A shoal of pilchards |
| pintail | knob | A knob of pintails |
| plover | congregation | A congregation of plovers |
| polar bear | aurora | An aurora of polar bears |
| polecat | chine | A chine of polecats |
| pony | string | A string of ponies |
| porcupine | prickle | A prickle of porcupines |
| porpoise | pod | A pod of porpoises |
| porpoise | school | A school of porpoises |
| ptarmigan | covey | A covey of ptarmigans |
| pup | litter | A litter of pups |
| quail | bevy | A bevy of quails |
| rabbit | colony | A colony of rabbits |
| rabbit | warren | A warren of rabbits |
| raccoon | nursery | A nursery of raccoons |
| rainbow fish | party | A party of rainbow fish |
| rat | colony | A colony of rats |
| rat | mischief | A mischief of rats |
| raven | conspiracy | A conspiracy of ravens |
| redwing | crowd | A crowd of redwings |
| reindeer | herd | A herd of reindeer |
| rhinoceros | crash | A crash of rhinoceroses |
| rook | parliament | A parliament of rooks |
| ruff | hill | A hill of ruffs |
| salamander | congress | A congress of salamanders |
| salmon | bind | A bind of salmon |
| sandpiper | fling | A fling of sandpipers |
| sardine | family | A family of sardines |
| seafowl | cloud | A cloud of seafowls |
| seagull | colony | A colony of seagulls |
| seahorse | herd | A herd of seahorses |
| seal | pod | A pod of seals |
| shad | shoal | A shoal of shads |
| shark | shiver | A shiver of sharks |
| sheep | flock | A flock of sheep |
| shrimp | troupe | A troupe of shrimp |
| skunk | stench | A stench of skunks |
| smelt | quantity | A quantity of smelts |
| snail | rout | A rout of snails |
| snake | den | A den of snakes |
| snipe | wisp | A wisp of snipes |
| sparrow | quarrel | A quarrel of sparrows |
| spider | cluster | A cluster of spiders |
| squid | squad | A squad of squid |
| squirrel | scurry | A scurry of squirrels |
| starling | murmuration | A murmuration of starlings |
| stickleback | shoal | A shoal of sticklebacks |
| stingray | fever | A fever of stingrays |
| stoat | pack | A pack of stoats |
| stork | mustering | A mustering of storks |
| swallow | gulp | A gulp of swallows |
| swan | bevy | A bevy of swans |
| swan | lamentation | A lamentation of swans |
| swift | flock | A flock of swifts |
| swine | drove | A drove of swine |
| swine | sounder | A sounder of (wild) swine |
| swordfish | flotilla | A flotilla of swordfish |
| teal | knob | A knob of teals |
| termite | colony | A colony of termites |
| thrush | mutation | A mutation of thrushes |
| tiger | ambush | An ambush of tigers |
| toad | knot | A knot of toads |
| tuna | float | A float of tuna |
| turkey | rafter | A rafter of turkeys |
| turtle | bale | A bale of turtles |
| turtle dove | dole | A dole of turtle doves |
| unicorn | glory | A glory of unicorns |
| viper | generation | A generation of vipers |
| vole | colony | A colony of voles |
| vulture | colony | A colony of vultures |
| vulture | wake | A wake of vultures |
| walrus | herd | A herd of walruses |
| wasp | nest | A nest of wasps |
| waterfowl | plump | A plump of waterfowls |
| weasel | gang | A gang of weasels |
| weasel | sneak | A sneak of weasels |
| whale | gam | A gam of whales |
| whale | pod | A pod of whales |
| whale | school | A school of whales |
| widgeon | company | A company of widgeons |
| wildcat | destruction | A destruction of wildcats |
| wildebeest | implausibility | An implausibility of wildebeests |
| wildfowl | bunch | A bunch of wildfowls |
| wolf | pack | A pack of wolves |
| wolve | rout | A rout of wolves |
| wombat | wisdom | A wisdom of wombats |
| woodcock | covey | A covey of woodcock |
| woodpecker | descent | A descent of woodpeckers |
| worm | clew | A clew of worms |
| wren | herd | A herd of wrens |
| yak | herd | A herd of yaks |
| zebra | dazzle | A dazzle of zebras |
