Collective Nouns

Zoology

A group of apes is most commonly called a shrewdness . You may also hear reference to a band or a troop , depending on the species and context. These collective nouns capture so...

wildlife-terms

A group of mongooses is most commonly called a mob , and this reflects their highly social, cooperative behaviors in the wild. Smaller, closely bonded groups are often described...

language-and-grammar

A collective noun is a word used to name a group of individuals or things. For animals, these terms describe gatherings such as a flock of birds, a school of fish, or a herd of...

Guides And Explainers

The phrase "a mob of what animal" is asking for the correct collective noun to pair with "a mob of." In modern English, "mob" itself functions as the collective noun, so the str...

Guides And Explainers

The animal group most commonly called a mob is wild pigs, especially feral pigs and warthogs. The term is also widely used for certain kangaroos, wallabies, and other macropods,...