Most Important Name of Animal Groups in English Language

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In this post we are providing an extensive list of important Names of Animal Groups. This is very important for the forthcoming SSC CGL 2016 Exam. The Reasoning as well as English section may directly or indirectly ask questions based on this list. If we have missed any item in this list please comment same and we'll update out list. Keep Studying.

Sr. No.	Animal	Group Name
1	Albatross	Rookery
2	Alligators	Congregation
3	Apes	Shrewdness, Troop
4	Antelope	Herd
5	Ants	Colony, Army, Swarm, Nest
6	Asses	Pace, Herd, Drove
7	Auks	Colony, Flock, Raft
8	Baboons	Troop, Flange
9	Bacteria	Culture
10	Badgers	Cete, Colony, Set, Company
11	Barracudas	Battery
12	Bats	Colony, Cloud
13	Bass	Shoal
14	Bears (General)	Sloth, Sleuth
15	Bears (Cubs)	Litter
16	Beavers	Colony, Family
17	Bees	Grist, Hive, Swarm, Nest
18	Birds (Chicks)	Brood, Clutch
19	Birds (Flight)	Flight
20	Birds (Game)	Volary, Brace, Plump, Knob
21	Birds (Ground)	Flock, Dissimulation
22	Birds (Sea)	Wreck
23	Bison	Herd
24	Bitterns	Sedge, Seige
25	Bloodhounds	Sute
26	Bobolinks	Chain
27	Buffalo	Herd, Troop, Gang, Obstinancy
28	Bullfinches	Bellowing
29	Bullocks	Drove
30	Butterflies	Flight, Flutter, (Many more)
31	Buzzards	Wake
32	Camels	Caravan, Train, Flock
33	Capons	Mews
34	Caribou	Herd
35	Caterpillars	Army
36	Cats (General)	Clowder, Clutter, Pounce, Dout, Nuisance, Glorying, Glare
37	Cats (Kittens)	Kindle, Litter, Intrigue
38	Cats (Wild)	Destruction
39	Cattle	Drove, Herd, Team
40	Cheetahs	Coalition
41	Chickens (General)	Brood, Peep
42	Chickens (Chicks)	Clutch, Chattering
43	Chinchilla	Colony
44	Choughs	Clattering
45	Clams	Bed
46	Cobras	Quiver
47	Cockroaches	Intrusion
48	Cod	Lap
49	Coots	Cover, Raft
50	Cormorants	Gulp
51	Cows	Kine
52	Coyotes	Band
53	Crabs	Cast
54	Cranes	Sedge, Seige
55	Crocodiles	Bask, Float
56	Crows	Murder, Horde, Parcel, Storytelling
57	Curlews	Herd
58	Deer (General)	Herd, Leash, Gang
59	Deer (Buck)	Brace, Clash
60	Deer (Roe)	Bevy
61	Dogs (General)	Kennel
62	Dogs (Curs)	Cowardice
63	Dogs (Hounds)	Cry, Mute, Pack
64	Dogs (Puppies)	Litter
65	Dogs (Wild)	Pack
66	Dolphins	Pod
67	Donkeys	Drove, Pace, Herd
68	Dotterel	Trip
69	Doves (General)	Dule, Bevy, Cote, Dole, Paddling
70	Doves (Turtle)	Pitying, Piteousness
71	Ducks (Flight)	Flock
72	Ducks (Ground)	Brace, badling
73	Ducks (Water)	Raft, Team, Paddling
74	Dunlins	Fling
75	Eagles	Convocation, Aerie
76	Eels	Swarm, Bed, Fry
77	Elephants	Herd, Memory
78	Elk	Gang, Herd
79	Emus	Mob
80	Falcons	Cast
81	Ferrets	Business, Cast, Fesnying
82	Finches	Charm
83	Fish (General)	Draft, Nest, Shoal, School ("school" is possibly a corruption of shoal)
84	Fish (Caught)	Catch, Drought, Haul
85	Flamingoes	Stand, Flamboyance
86	Flies	Business, Swarm, Cloud
87	Frogs	Army, Colony, Knot
88	Fox	Leash, Skulk, Earth, Lead, Troop
89	Geese (General)	Flock
90	Geese (Flight)	Skein
91	Geese (Ground)	Gaggle, Herd, Corps
92	Giraffes	Tower
93	Gnats	Cloud, Horde, Swarm
94	Gnus	Implausibility
95	Goats	Tribe, Trip, Drove, Herd, Flock
96	Goldfinches	Charm
97	Goldfish	Glint, Troubling
98	Gorillas	Band, Troop
99	Goshawks	Flight
100	Grasshoppers	Cloud
101	Greyhounds	Leash
102	Grouse	Pack, Covey
103	Guillemots	Bazaar
104	Gulls	Colony, Screech
105	Guinea Fowl	Confusion
106	Hawks (General)	Cast
107	Hawks (Flight)	Kettle
108	Hawks (Spiraling)	Boil
109	Hedgehogs	Array
110	Herons	Sedge, Siege, Hedge
111	Herring	Army, Shoal
112	Hippopotamuses	Bloat
113	Hornets	Nest, Bike
114	Horses (General)	Team, Harras, Stable, Troop, Stud (a group belonging to one owner)
115	Horses (Colts)	Rag, Rake
116	Horses (Ponies)	String
117	Horses (Wild)	Herd
118	Hummingbirds	Charm
119	Hyenas	Cackle, Clan
120	Impalas	Herd
121	Insects	Horde, Nest, Swarm, Rabble, Plague
122	Jays	Party, Scold, Band
123	Jellyfish	Smack, Brood
124	Kangaroos	Troop, Mob, Herd
125	Lapwings	Deceit
126	Larks	Exaltation, Ascension
127	Leopards	Leap
128	Lice	Flock
129	Lions	Pride, Sault, Troop
130	Lizards	Lounge
131	Locusts	Plague
132	Magpies	Tiding, Gulp, Murder, Charm
133	Mallards (General)	Brace
134	Mallards (Flight)	Sord
135	Martens	Richness
136	Mice	Mischief
137	Midges	Bite
138	Minnows	Shoal, Steam, Swarm
139	Moles	Labor, Company, Movement
140	Monkeys	Troop, Barrel, Carload, Cartload, Tribe
141	Moose	Herd
142	Mosquitoes	Scourge
143	Mudhens	Fleet
144	Mules	Pack, Span, Barren, Rake
145	Nightingales	Watch
146	Otters	Romp, Bevy, Family, Raft
147	Owls	Parliament, Stare
148	Oxen	Team, Yoke, Drove
149	Oysters	Bed
150	Parrots	Company, Pandemonium
151	Partridge	Covey, Bew
152	Peacocks	Muster, Ostentation, Pride
153	Pekingese	Pomp
154	Pelicans	Pod
155	Penguins (General)	Colony, Rookery, Huddle
156	Penguins (Nursery)	Crèche
157	Pheasants (General)	Nest, Nye
158	Pheasants (Brood)	Nide
159	Pheasants (Take-Off)	Bouquet
160	Pigeons	Flight, Flock, Kit
161	Pigs (General)	Drift, Drove
162	Pigs (Boars)	Singular, Sounder
163	Pigs (Hogs)	Team, Passel, Drift, Parcel
164	Pigs (Piglets)	Litter, Farrow
165	Pigs (Swine)	Sounder
166	Pilchards	Shoal
167	Plovers (General)	Congregation
168	Plovers (Flight)	Wing
169	Polecats	Chine
170	Porcupines	Prickle
171	Porpoises	Herd, Pod, School, Crowd, Shoal
172	Prairie Dogs	Coterie
173	Ptarmigans	Covey
174	Quail	Bevy, Covey
175	Rabbits (General)	Colony, Warren, Bury, Trace, Trip
176	Rabbits (Domestic)	Herd
177	Rabbits (Hares)	Down, Husk
178	Rabbits (Jackrabbit)	Husk
179	Rabbits (Young)	Litter, Nest
180	Raccoons	Gaze
181	Rats	Colony, Pack, Plague, Swarm
182	Rattlesnakes	Rhumba
183	Ravens	Unkindness, Storytelling
184	Reindeer	Herd
185	Rhinoceroses	Crash, Stubbornness
186	Roebucks	Bevy
187	Rooks	Building, Clamor, Parliament
188	Ruffs	Hill
189	Salamandars	Congress
190	Salmon	Run
191	Sandpipers	Fling
192	Sardines	Family
193	Scorpions	Bed, Nest
194	Seabirds	Wreck
195	Seals	Pod, Bob, Harem, Herd, Rookery
196	Sharks	Shiver, School, Shoal
197	Sheep	Drove, Flock, Down, Hurtle, Fold, Pack, Trip
198	Sheldrakes	Doading
199	Skylarks	Exultation
200	Squirrels	Dray, Scurry
201	Snails	Escargatoire, Rout, Walk
202	Snakes	Den, Nest, Pit, Bed, Knot
203	Snipe	Walk, Wisp
204	Sparrows	Host
205	Spiders	Cluster, Clutter
206	Springbok	Herd
207	Squirrels	Dray, Scurry
208	Starlings	Murmuration, Chattering
209	Stingrays	Fever
210	Stoats	Pack, Trip
211	Storks	Mustering, Muster
212	Swallows	Flight, Gulp
213	Swans (General)	Bevy, Bank, Herd
214	Swans (Flight)	Wedge, Flight
215	Swifts	Flock
216	Teal	Spring
217	Termites	Colony, Nest, Swarm, Brood
218	Thrush	Mutation
219	Tigers	Streak, Ambush
220	Toads	Knot, Knab, Nest
221	Trout	Hover
222	Turkeys	Rafter, Gang, Posse
223	Turtles	Bale, Nest, Turn, Dole
224	Turtle Doves	Pitying, Dule
225	Vipers	Generation, Nest
226	Vultures	Venue
227	Vultures (Circling)	Kettle
228	Walruses	Herd, Pod
229	Wasps	Nest, Swarm
230	Waterfowl	Knob, Plump
231	Weasles	Gang, Colony, Pack
232	Whales	Pod, Gam, Herd, School, Mod
233	Widgeons	Company
234	Wildfowl	Plump
235	Wolves (General)	Pack
236	Wolves (Moving)	Route, Rout
237	Wombats	Wisdom
238	Woodcocks	Fall
239	Woodpeckers	Descent
240	Worms	Bed, Clew, Bunch, Clat
241	Wrens	Herd
242	Zebras	Zeal, Crossing, Dazzle, Cohorts, Herd