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Collective noun group animals3/12/2024 Countable Nouns, Mass Nouns and Collective Nouns: Countable nouns are nouns that can be counted. Mother sea otter with sleeping pup, Morro Bay, California. Examples: family, team, audience, police. This group is considered as a whole, or collectively. Foxes have a bit of a reputation for being sneaky so this word seems to work quite well! A group of wild cats is called a ‘destruction’, probably with good reason.Ĭollective noun options for mongooses include 'business' and 'rush' - both referring to the frenetic pace at which they go about their daily search for food, relying mainly on their acute sense of smell. Collective nouns refer to a unique class of nouns which denotes a group of people, animals, objects, concepts or ideas as a single entity. The word skulk comes from a Scandinavian word and generally means to wait, lurk or move stealthily. Possums have a prehensile tail, meaning they can use it. Possums are nocturnal animals, meaning they are most active at night. Besides, based on different situations terms like troop, rout, and conspiracy are used to denote a group of possums. Owls are associated with wisdom so a group of owls is called a ‘parliament’ (hmm not so sure about that one!)Ī group of foxes is called a ‘skulk’. Possums Collective Noun What is a group of Possums called A group of possums is called a passel. A nest of squirrels is called a ‘dray’ but is a ‘scurry’ for a group of unrelated males. Other collective nouns for specific horse groups include rag/bachelor herd (colts), troop (military horses), stud (breeding horses), and a string (horses that belong to one person).Ī ‘congregation’ of alligators or crocodiles – I suppose you could liken that to a group of people (congregation) raptly watching a preacher, but in this case the preacher might be you, the target!Ī ‘pride’ of lions we have probably all heard of, perhaps because of their regal and stately quality, but I came across a ‘mob’ of emus, which also applies to kangaroos.Ī ‘troop’ of monkeys is quite common, and a group of armadillos is called a ‘roll’ (probably as they tend to roll up when they are threatened). ‘Herd’ is the commonly used name for a group of cattle, elephants or deer, but also horses. Conclusion: Wallabies are fascinating animals with a unique social structure. Wallabies are excellent swimmers and can stay underwater for up to five minutes. Wallabies are agile and can jump up to 10 feet in a single bound. Another possible origin comes from people who view the ‘appearance of crows as an omen of death.’ Wallabies are social animals and live in groups. No doubt you have heard of a ‘pack of wolves’ or a ‘flock of sheep’ – most people have – but there are some really weird ones out there that I stumbled on recently.Ī ‘Murder’ of crows is verging on the unusual, one theory being that crows often will come together and ‘decide the capital fate of another crow.’ (That doesn’t sound very neighbourly!).
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