Dear Puffin

As you know, I have a dear love for weird and wonderful language. Especially collective nouns for groups of animals. On that note, here are some of my favorites from this site, which is the most complete list of names I have yet found. See the rest here.

Alligators Congregation
Apes Shrewdness, Troop
Badgers Cete, Set, Company
Barracudas Battery
Bees Grist, Hive, Swarm, Nest
Buffalo Obstinacy
Bullfinches Bellowing
Butterflies Flight, Flutter
Cats (General) Clowder, Clutter, Pounce, Dout, Nuisance, Glorying, Glare
Cats (Kittens) Kindle, Litter, Intrigue
Cats (Wild) Destruction
Cheetahs Coalition
Cobras Quiver
Cockroaches Intrusion
Cormorants Gulp
Crocodiles Bask, Float
Crows Murder, Horde, Parcel, Storytelling
Dogs (Curs) Cowardice
Ducks (Water) Paddling
Eagles Convocation, Aerie
Eels Swarm, Bed, Fry
Elephants Herd, Memory
Ferrets Business, Cast, Fesnying
Finches Charm
Flamingoes Stand, Flamboyance
Flies Business
Fox Skulk, Earth, Lead, Troop
Geese (Flight) Skein
Giraffes Tower
Gnus Implausibility
Goldfinches Charm
Goldfish Glint, Troubling
Guinea Fowl Confusion
Hawks (Flight) Kettle, Boil
Hedgehogs Array
Hippopotamuses Bloat
Horses (General) Team, Harras, Stable, Troop
Hummingbirds Charm
Hyenas Cackle, Clan
Jays Party, Scold, Band
Jellyfish Smack
Lapwings Deceit
Larks Exaltation, Ascension
Leopards Leap
Lizards Lounge
Locusts Plague
Magpies Tiding, Gulp, Murder, Charm
Martens Richness
Mice Mischief
Moles Labor, Company, Movement
Monkeys Troop, Barrel, Carload, Cartload, Tribe
Mosquitoes Scourge
Otters Romp, Bevy, Family, Raft
Owls Parliament, Stare
Parrots Company, Pandemonium
Peacocks Muster, Ostentation, Pride
Pekingese Pomp
Penguins (General) Huddle
Penguins (Nursery) Crèche
Raccoons Gaze
Rattlesnakes Rhumba
Ravens Unkindness, Storytelling
Rhinoceroses Stubbornness
Rooks Building, Clamor, Parliament
Skylarks Exultation
Snails Escargatoire, Rout, Walk
Squirrels Dray, Scurry
Stingrays Fever
Storks Mustering, Muster
Swans (Flight) Wedge, Flight
Thrush Mutation
Tigers Streak, Ambush
Trout Hover
Turtles Bale, Nest, Turn, Dole
Vultures Venue
Vultures (Circling) Kettle
Wombats Wisdom
Woodpeckers Descent
Zebras Crossing, Zeal, Cohorts, Herd

On that note here are some glorious posters of animal groups from Woop Studios.

 

 

  
 

 

 

This is my favorite word ever. An implausibility of gnus. Wtf, awesomesauce:

And this, Puffin, is for you:

There are tons more here. Now what I want to know is this. What is the collective noun for us MacGuffins? A pointlessness? An ennui? An ignorance? What are your thoughts on this important matter?

Well Puff, hopefully this represents the end of my radio silence.

Love,

MacGuffin

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