COLLECTIVE TERMS

Below you'll find typical terms that we use to refer to some of the more common
animals on Planet Earth. The "collective terms" Describe groups of the animal and
are also known as terms of venery. See also our Animal Terms (short list) - which
has fewer animals and no collective terms.

animal plural male female young collective

term

ant ants winged queen, antling a colony of

male, aner worker ants, an army
of ants

bat bats male female pup a cloud of

bats, a colony
of bats

bear bears boar sow cub a sleuth of

bears, a sloth
of bears

bee bees drone queen, larva, a hive of bees,

worker schadon, a swarm of
fry (plural bees
noun)

bird birds cock hen nestling, a flock of

fledgling birds, a flight
of birds (in the
air)
animal plural male female young collective
term

buffalo buffalo, bull cow calf a herd of

buffalloes, buffalo
buffaloes

cat cats tom queen kitten a clutter of

cats

chicken chickens rooster hen chick a brood of

chickens, a
flock of
chickens

cow cattle bull cow calf a herd of

cattle

dog dogs dog bitch puppy, a pack of dogs

pup

dolphin dolphins bull cow pup a school of

dolphins

duck ducks drake duck duckling a raft of ducks

elephant elephants bull cow calf a herd of

elephants
animal plural male female young collective
term

fish fish, fishes male female fry (plural a school of

noun) fish

fox foxes dog, vixen cub a troop of

reynard foxes, an
earth of foxes

frog frogs male female tadpole, an army of

froglet frogs, a colony
of frogs

goose geese gander goose gosling a flock of

geese, a
gaggle of
geese

goat goats billy nanny kid a flock of

(domestic), goats, a herd
evec of goats

horse horses stallion, mare, foal a herd of

colt filly horses, a
(young) (young) team of
horses (in
harness), a
string of
horses (for
racing)
animal plural male female young collective
term

kangaroo kangaroos buck doe joey a mob of

kangaroos, a
troop of
kangaroos

lion lions lion lioness cub a pride of lions

monkey monkeys male female infant a troop of

monkeys

owl owls male female owlet a parliament

of owls

ox oxen bull, steer cow calf a herd of

(castrated) oxen, a drove
of oxen (when
driven in a
group), a team
of oxen (in
harness)

penguin penguins male female chick a colony of

penguins

person people man woman baby, a crowd of

infant people
animal plural male female young collective
term

pig pigs boar sow suckling, a herd of pigs,

piglet a flock of pigs

rabbit rabbits buck doe bunny, a colony of

bunny rabbits, a nest
rabbit of rabbits, a
warren of
rabbits
(strictly, where
they live)

sheep sheep ram ewe lamb a flock of

sheep

tiger tigers tiger tigress cub, a streak of

whelp tigers

whale whales bull cow calf a school of

whales, a
shoal of
whales, a pod
of whales
(smaller
groups)

wolf wolves dog bitch cub a pack of

wolves, a herd
of wolves
animal plural male female young collective
term

zebra zebra, stallion mare foal a cohort of

zebras zebra, a herd
of zebra
 LIST OF COMPARATIVES, SUPERLATIVES AND ADJECTIVES FROM A TO Z

Adjective Comparative Superlative

angry angrier angriest
bad worse worst
big bigger biggest
bitter bitterer bitterest
black blacker blackest
bland blander blandest
bloody bloodier bloodiest
blue bluer bluest
bold bolder boldest
bossy bossier bossiest
brave braver bravest
brief briefer briefest
bright brighter brightest
broad broader broadest
busy busier busiest
calm calmer calmest
cheap cheaper cheapest
chewy chewier chewiest
chubby chubbier chubbiest
classy classier classiest
clean cleaner cleanest
clear clear clearest
clever cleverer cleverest
close closer closest
cloudy cloudier cloudiest
clumsy clumsier clumsiest
coarse coarser coarsest
cold colder coldest
cool cooler coolest
crazy crazier craziest
creamy creamier creamiest
creepy creepier creepiest
crispy crispier crispiest
cruel crueller cruellest
crunchy crunchier crunchiest
curly curly curliest
curvy curvier curviest
cute cuter cutest
damp damper dampest
dark darker darkest
deadly deadlier deadliest
deep deeper deepest
dense denser densest
dirty dirtier dirtiest
dry drier driest
dull duller dullest
dumb dumber dumbest
dusty dustier dustiest
early earlier earliest
easy easier easiest
faint fainter faintest
fair fairer fairest
fancy fancier fanciest
far further/farther furthest/farthest
fast faster fastest
fat fatter fattest
few fewer fewest
fierce fiercer fiercest
filthy filthier filthiest
fine finer finest
firm firmer firmest
fit fitter fittest
flaky flakier flakiest
flat flatter flattest
fresh fresher freshest
friendly friendlier friendliest
full fuller fullest
funny funnier funniest
gentle gentler gentlest
gloomy gloomier gloomiest
good better best
grand grander grandest
grave graver gravest
greasy greasier greasiest
great greater greatest
greedy greedier greediest
gross grosser grossest
guilty guilter guiltiest
hairy hairier hairiest
handy handier handiest
happy happier happiest
hard harder hardest
harsh harsher harshest
healthy healthier healthiest
heavy heavier heaviest
high higher highest
hip hipper hippest
hot hotter hottest
humble humbler humblest
hungry hungrier hungriest
icy icier iciest
itchy itchier itchiest
juicy juicier juiciest
kind kinder kindest
large larger largest
late later latest
lazy lazier laziest
light lighter lightest
likely likelier likeliest
little littler littlest
lively livelier liveliest
lonely lonlier loneliest
long longer longest
loud louder loudest
lovely lovelier loveliest
low lower lowest
mad madder maddest
mean meaner meanest
messy messier messiest
mild milder mildest
moist moister moistest
narrow narrower narrowest
nasty nastier nastiest
naughty naughtier naughtiest
near nearer nearest
neat neater neatest
needy needier neediest
new newer newest
nice nicer nicest
noisy noisier noisiest
odd odder oddest
oily oilier oiliest
old older/elder oldest/eldest
plain plainer plainest
polite politer politest
poor poorer poorest
pretty prettier prettiest
proud prouder proudest
pure purer purest
quick quicker quickest
quiet quieter quietest
rare rarer rarest
raw rawer rawest
rich richer richest
ripe riper ripest
risky riskier riskiest
roomy roomier roomiest
rough rougher roughest
rude ruder rudest
rusty rustier rustiest
sad sadder saddest
safe safer safest
salty saltier saltiest
sane saner sanest
scary scarier scariest
shallow shallower shallowest
sharp sharper sharpest
shiny shinier shiniest
short shorter shortest
shy shyer shyest
silly sillier silliest
simple simpler simplest
sincere sincerer sincerest
skinny skinnier skinniest
sleepy sleepier sleepiest
slim slimmer slimmest
slimy slimier slimiest
slow slower slowest
small smaller smallest
smart smarter smartest
smelly smellier smelliest
smoky smokier smokiest
smooth smoother smoothest
soft softer softest
soon sooner soonest
sore sorer sorest
sorry sorrier sorriest
sour sourer sourest
spicy spicier spiciest
steep steeper steepest
stingy stingier stingiest
strange stranger strangest
strict stricter strictest
strong stronger strongest
sunny sunnier sunniest
sweaty sweatier sweatiest
sweet sweeter sweetest
tall taller tallest
tan tanner tannest
tasty tastier tastiest
thick thicker thickest
thin thinner thinnest
thirsty thirstier thirstiest
tiny tinier tiniest
tough tougher toughest
true truer truest
ugly uglier ugliest
warm warmer warmest
weak weaker weakest
wealthy wealthier wealthiest
weird weirder weirdest
wet wetter wettest
wide wider widest
wild wilder wildest
windy windier windiest
wise wiser wisest
worldly worldlier worldliest
worthy worthier worthiest
young younger youngest