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Part 1:
Plurals,
Collective Nouns, Sounds, Gender and Offspring
Part 2:
Adjectives
Herp Riddles and Jokes
Plurals,
Collective Nouns, Sounds, Gender and Offspring
|
Animal
|
Plural
|
Collective
Noun
|
Sound
|
Female/Male
|
Offspring
|
|
alligator
|
+s
|
congregation
|
peep
|
. |
hatchling
|
| alpaca |
.. |
.. |
. |
cria |
|
antelope
|
herd
|
.
|
doe/buck |
calf
|
|
ant
|
+s
|
army, colony,
swarm
|
.
|
queen/flying
[1] |
antling
|
|
ape
|
+s
|
shrewness
|
gibber
|
.. |
infant
|
|
ass
|
+es
|
herd, pace
|
bray
|
jennet(jenny)/jack |
.
|
|
baboon
|
+s
|
rumpus
|
.
|
. |
infant
|
|
bacterium
|
bacteria
|
culture
|
.
|
. |
.
|
|
badger
|
+s
|
cete
|
.
|
sow/boar |
kit, cub
|
|
bass
|
shoal
|
.
|
. |
.
|
|
bat
|
+s
|
cloud
|
ping
|
. |
pup
|
|
bear
|
+s
|
sleuth, sloth
|
growl
|
sow/bear |
cub
|
|
beaver
|
+s
|
colony, lodge
|
.
|
. |
kit, kitten
|
|
bee
|
+s
|
hive, grist, swarm
|
buzz, hum, murmur
|
. |
larva
|
|
beetle
|
+s
|
.
|
.
|
. |
grub
|
|
bird
|
+s
|
congregation,
flock, dissimulation, volary
|
sing, twitter
|
. |
chick, hatchling
|
|
bittern
|
+s
|
sedge, sledge
|
boom
|
. |
.
|
|
blackbird
|
+s
|
.
|
whistle
|
. |
.
|
|
boar
|
+s
|
pack, singular,
sounder
|
.
|
sow/boar |
piglet, boarlet
|
|
buck
|
+s
|
brace, clash
|
.
|
. |
.
|
|
buffalo
|
herd
|
.
|
cow/bull |
.
|
|
bull
|
+s
|
.
|
bellow
|
. |
.
|
|
butterfly
|
-ies
|
flutter
|
.
|
. |
caterpillar
|
|
buzzard
|
+s
|
wake
|
.
|
. |
chick
|
|
calf
|
calves
|
.
|
bawl, bleat
|
. |
.
|
|
camel
|
+s
|
flock
|
groan, grunt
|
. |
calf
|
| cat |
+s |
clowder,
clutter |
caterwal,
mew, meow, purr, swear |
queen/tom(cat) |
catling,
kit, kitten, puss, pussy |
|
caterpillar
|
+s
|
army
|
.
|
. |
.
|
|
cattle
|
drove, herd
|
bawl, low, moo
|
cow/bull
[2] |
calves
|
|
chicken
|
+s
|
brood, peep
|
cackle, peep
|
hen/rooster
[3] |
chick
|
|
chick
|
+s
|
chattering, clutch
|
peep
|
. |
.
|
|
chimpanzee
|
+s
|
cartload
|
hoot, scream
|
. |
infant
|
|
clam
|
+s
|
bed
|
.
|
. |
larva
|
|
cobra
|
+s
|
quiver
|
.
|
. |
.
|
|
cock(erel)
|
+s
|
.
|
crow
|
. |
.
|
|
cockroach
|
+es
|
intrusion
|
.
|
. |
larva
|
| codfish. |
. |
. |
. |
codling,
sprat |
|
colt
|
+s
|
rag
|
.
|
. |
.
|
|
coot
|
+s
|
cover
|
.
|
. |
hatchling
|
|
cormorant
|
+s
|
gulp
|
|
|
|
|
cow
|
+s
|
kine, herd
|
bawl, low, moo
|
. |
calf (calves)
|
|
coyote
|
+s
|
band, pack, shift,
wilieness
|
.
|
. |
pup
|
|
crane
|
+s
|
herd, sedge, sledge
|
.
|
. |
hatchling, chick,
colt
|
|
crocodile
|
+s
|
bask, congregation,
float
|
Listen
to real croc talk!
|
. |
.
|
|
crow
|
+s
|
cawcus, hoard,
murder (gathering); cawroboree (in flight)
|
caw
|
. |
chick, hatchling
|
|
cub
|
+s
|
litter
|
.
|
. |
.
|
|
cuckoo
|
+s
|
.
|
cuckoo
|
. |
.
|
|
curlew
|
+s
|
herd
|
.
|
. |
.
|
|
cur
|
+s
|
cowardice
|
.
|
. |
.
|
|
deer
|
herd
|
bell
|
doe/buck |
fawn, yearling
|
|
dog
|
+s
|
pack
|
bark, basy, howl,
snarl, woof, yelp
|
bitch/dog |
pup, puppy, whelp
|
|
dolphin
|
+s
|
pod
|
click
|
. |
.
|
|
donkey
|
+ies
|
drove, herd
|
.
|
. |
foal
|
|
dove
|
+s
|
dule
|
coo, moan
|
. |
squab
|
|
duck
|
+s
|
flock (in air),
paddling (on water), team
|
quack
|
duck/drake |
duckling
|
|
eagle
|
+s
|
convocation
|
scream
|
. |
eaglet, eyas
|
|
eel
|
swarm
|
.
|
. |
elver
|
|
egg
|
+s
|
clutch
|
.
|
. |
.
|
|
elephant
|
+s
|
herd, parade
|
trumpet
|
cow/bull |
calf
|
|
elephant seal
|
+s
|
pod
|
.
|
. |
yearling=weaner
|
|
elk
|
.
|
gang
|
.
|
. |
calf
|
|
emu
|
+s
|
mob
|
.
|
. |
chick, hatchling
|
|
falcon
|
+s
|
.
|
chant
|
. |
.
|
|
ferret
|
+s
|
business, fesnyng
|
.
|
. |
kit
|
|
finch
|
+es
|
charm
|
.
|
. |
chick, hatchling
|
|
fish
|
fish
fishes
|
catch, drought,
haul, run, school, shoal
|
.
|
. |
fry, fingerling
|
|
flamingo
|
+s
|
stand
|
.
|
. |
chick
|
|
fly
|
flies
|
business, swarm
|
buzz
|
. |
maggot
|
|
fox
|
+s
|
leash, skulk
|
bark, yelp
|
vixen/dog |
cub, kit, pup
|
|
frog
|
+s
|
army
|
croak
|
. |
polliwog, tadpole
|
|
giraffe
|
+s
|
corps, herd, totter,
tower
|
bleat, grunt
|
. |
calf
|
|
gnat
|
+s
|
cloud, horde
|
..
|
. |
.
|
|
goat
|
+s
|
flock, tribe,
trip
|
..
|
nanny/billy
goat |
kid
|
|
goldfinch
|
+s
|
charm
|
..
|
. |
chick
|
|
goose
|
geese
|
gaggle on water/land;
skein when in flight
|
cackle, hiss,
honk
|
goose/gander |
cheeper, gosling,
grouse
|
|
gorilla
|
+s
|
band
|
..
|
female/silverback
[4] |
infant
|
|
grasshopper
|
+s
|
.
|
chirp, pitter
|
. |
pup
|
|
greyhound
|
+s
|
leash
|
roo
|
. |
..
|
|
grouse
|
drumming
|
drum
|
. |
cheeper, chick
|
| guanaco |
+s |
. |
. |
. |
cria |
|
guinea fowl
|
.
|
..
|
cry
|
. |
.keet.
|
| guinea
pig |
+s |
. |
squeak,
whistle |
. |
. |
| hag
moth |
. |
. |
. |
. |
monkey
slug |
|
hare
|
+s
|
down, husk
|
squeak
|
doe/buck |
.
|
|
hawk
|
+s
|
cast, kettle
|
scream
|
. |
fledgling, eyas
|
|
hedgehog
|
+s
|
array
|
.
|
. |
piglet
|
|
hen
|
+s
|
brood
|
.
|
. |
.pullet
|
|
heron
|
+s
|
siege, sedge
|
.
|
. |
.
|
|
herring
|
+s
|
shoal
|
.
|
. |
.
|
|
hippo
|
+s
|
bloat
|
bray, snort
|
. |
calf
|
|
hog
|
+s
|
drift, parcel,
passel
|
.
|
. |
.
|
|
hornet
|
+s
|
nest
|
.
|
. |
larva
|
|
horse
|
+s
|
harras, herd,
ramuda, string
|
neigh, whinny
|
mare/stallion
[5] |
foal, pony
(colt m, filly f), yearling
|
|
hound
|
+s
|
cry, mute, pack
|
.
|
. |
pup
|
|
hummingbird
|
+s
|
charm
|
click, whir
|
. |
chick
|
|
hyena
|
+s
|
cackle
|
laugh
|
. |
.
|
|
insect
|
+s
|
swarm
|
.
|
. |
larva, nymph
|
|
jackrabbit
|
+s
|
husk
|
.
|
. |
.
|
|
jay
|
+s
|
.
|
chatter
|
. |
.
|
|
jellyfish
|
smack
|
.
|
. |
ephyra
|
|
kangaroo
|
+s
|
mob, troop
|
.
|
flyer/boomer |
joey
|
|
kitten
|
+s
|
kindle, litter
|
mew
|
. |
.
|
|
lapwing
|
+s
|
deceit
|
.
|
. |
.
|
|
lark
|
+s
|
ascension, exaltation
|
.
|
. |
chick
|
|
leopard
|
+s
|
leap, leep
|
.
|
. |
cub
|
|
linnet
|
+s
|
.
|
chuckle
|
. |
.
|
|
lion
|
+s
|
pride
|
roar, growl
|
lioness/lion |
cub
|
| llama |
+s |
. |
. |
. |
cria |
|
locust
|
+s
|
plague
|
.
|
. |
larva
|
|
louse
|
lice
|
colony
|
.
|
. |
nit [6]
|
|
loon
|
+s
|
.
|
howl
|
. |
.
|
| mackerel |
. |
. |
.. |
blinker,
tinker, spike |
|
magpie
|
+s
|
tiding
|
chatter
|
. |
.
|
|
mallard
|
+s
|
sord
|
.
|
. |
duckling
|
|
man
|
men
|
band
|
.
|
. |
infant, toddler,
child
|
|
mare
|
+s
|
stud
|
.
|
. |
.
|
|
marten
|
+s
|
richness
|
.
|
. |
.
|
|
mole
|
+s
|
labor
|
.
|
. |
pup
|
|
monkey
|
+s
|
troup
|
chatter, gibber
|
. |
infant
|
|
moose
|
herd
|
bellow
|
. |
calf
|
|
mosquito
|
+es
|
swarm
|
.
|
. |
nymph
|
|
mouse
|
mice
|
hoard, miscief
|
squeak, squeal
|
. |
pinky
|
|
mule
|
+s
|
barren, span
|
.
|
. |
foal
|
|
nightingale
|
+s
|
watch
|
pipe, jug-lug,
warble
|
. |
chick
|
|
owl
|
+s
|
parliament
|
hoot, screech,
wail
|
. |
owlet
|
|
ox
|
oxen
|
drove, herd, team,
yoke
|
bellow, low
|
. |
.
|
|
oyster
|
=s
|
bed
|
.
|
. |
spat
|
|
parrot
|
+s
|
company, flock
|
talk
|
. |
chick
|
|
partridge
|
+s
|
covey
|
.
|
. |
cheeper, chick
|
|
peacock
peafowl
|
+s
|
muster, ostentation
|
scream
|
hen/peacock |
chick
|
|
peep
|
+s
|
litter
|
.
|
. |
blob
|
|
peewit
|
+s
|
.
|
cry
|
. |
.
|
| pelican |
+s |
raft
(on water?), squadron (in flight?) |
|
|
|
|
penguin
|
+s
|
rookery
|
bleat
|
. |
chick
|
|
pheasant
|
+s
|
bouquet, nide,
nye
|
.
|
. |
chick
|
|
pig
|
+s
|
litter
|
grunt, squeak,
squeal
|
sow/boar |
farrow, piglet,
shoat, suckling
|
| pigeon |
+s |
flight,
flock |
coo |
hen/cock |
squab,
squeaker |
|
pilchard
|
+s
|
shoal
|
.
|
. |
.
|
|
plover
|
+s
|
congregation,
wing
|
.
|
. |
.
|
|
polar bear
|
+s
|
pack
|
.
|
. |
cub
|
|
pony
|
-ies
|
string
|
.
|
. |
.
|
|
porcupine
|
+s
|
prickle
|
.
|
. |
cub
|
|
porpoise
|
+s
|
herd, pod
|
.
|
. |
.
|
|
prairie dog
|
+s
|
coterie
|
.
|
. |
pup
|
|
quail
|
bevy, covey
|
.
|
hen/cock |
cheeper, chick
|
|
rabbit
|
+s
|
nest, warren
|
.
|
doe/buck |
bunny
|
|
raccoon
|
+s
|
nursery
|
.
|
. |
cub
|
|
rat
|
+s
|
hoard, mischief,
pack, swarm
|
.
|
. |
pinky, pup
|
|
rattlesnake
|
+s
|
rhumba
|
.
|
. |
.
|
|
raven
|
+s
|
unkindness
|
croak
|
. |
.
|
| regal
moth |
. |
. |
. |
. |
hickory
horned devil |
|
rhino
|
+s
|
crash
|
grunt, growl,
snort, whistle
|
. |
calf
|
|
roebuck
|
+s
|
bevy
|
.
|
. |
.
|
|
rook
|
+s
|
building, clamor
|
caw
|
. |
.
|
| rooster |
.. |
.. |
. |
. |
cockerel |
| salmon |
.. |
. |
. |
grilse,
parr, smolt |
|
sandpiper
|
+s
|
.
|
pipe, whistle
|
. |
chick
|
|
sea gull
|
=s
|
colony
|
squawk
|
. |
chick
|
|
seal
|
+s
|
colony, herd,
pod
|
.
|
cow/bull |
pup
|
|
shark
|
+s
|
school, shiver
|
.
|
. |
cub, pup
|
|
shearwater
|
+s
|
.
|
shrill
|
. |
.
|
|
sheep
|
flock
|
baa, bleat
|
ewe/ram |
cosset, hog, lamb,
lambkins
|
| |