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Collective noun
A word for a group of animals, people or things, such as a pride of lions, a murder of crows or a parliament of owls.
Where it comes up
In the game, 1 prompt asks about collective noun. 99 answers count in total; the common ones float, and 56 rare ones sink below the surface.
Some examples
From the prompt “Name a collective noun for a group of animals”, from the top of the iceberg:
- Pride
- Herd
- Flock
- Pack
- School
- Swarm
- Colony
- Troop
- Gaggle
- Murder
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