3/10/2024 0 Comments Collective nouns for animal groupsEveryone knows that a group of lions is called a pride… but did you know that a group of rhinos is a called ‘crash’ or a ‘stubbornness’? How about the collective noun for elephants? (Herd, or memory. ![]() – many other animal group names are specific to just a single animal type. Whilst some names for animals are general and can be used for any subject – swarm, herd, etc. ![]() Names for collective groups of animals are thought to date from The Book of Saint Albans, published in 1486 by Dame Juliana Berners, where many of the words used for animal groups were chosen purely for the humorous images they conjure up, or the alliteration. (Not sure what a ‘collective noun’ is? Easy, it’s simply the name for a group of one particular type of animal.) The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans, an essay on. In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. I cant think of any other subject in which English does that. Its just weird that for this very particular purpose, we need a different noun for every animal. 'Herd' would work perfectly fine for all of these. This letter provides us with a plethora of animal groups, from the exotic to the everyday. Mother sea otter with sleeping pup, Morro Bay, California. The people who invented English must have been having a slow day when they got to animal groups. A prickle of porcupines is used to describe a group of porcupines, usually when they are gathered together in one place. In different context collective names such as a bed and a rump of porcupines can also be used. ![]() Want to impress whilst on a safari game drive? Here’s the perfect list to brush up your knowledge of collective nouns for animals you might see. Progressing further into our exploration of collective animal nouns, we’ve reached ‘P’. Porcupines Collective Noun What is a group of Porcupines called A group of porcupines is called a prickle.
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