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Antelope
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A herd of antelope |
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Ant
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A colony or An army of ants |
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Ape
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A shrewdness of apes |
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Donkey
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A herd or pace of asses |
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Baboons
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A troop of baboons |
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Bacteria
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A culture of bacteria |
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Badger
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A cete of badgers |
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Bass
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A shoal of bass |
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Bear
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A sleuth or sloth of bears |
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Beaver
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A colony of beavers |
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Bee
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A swarm, grist or hive of bees |
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Bird
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A flock, flight, congregation or volery of birds |
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Boar
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A sounder of boars |
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Buffalo
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A herd of buffalo |
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Buck
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A brace or clash of bucks |
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Caterpillar
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An army of caterpillars |
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Cat
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A clowder or clutter of cats |
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Cattle
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A herd or drove of cattle |
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Chicken
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A brood or peep of chickens |
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Chicks
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A clutch or chattering of chicks |
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Clam
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A bed of clams |
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Cobra
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A quiver of cobras |
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Colt
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A rag of colts |
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Cow
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A kine of cows (twelve cows are a flink) |
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Coyote
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A band of coyote |
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Crane
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A sedge or siege of cranes |
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Crocodile
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A float of crocodiles |
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Crow
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A murder of crows |
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Cub
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A litter of cubs |
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Curlew
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A herd of curlews |
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Cur
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A cowardice of curs |
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Deer
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A herd of deer |
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Dog
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A pack of dogs |
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Dove
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A dule of doves |
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Duck
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A brace, paddling or team of ducks |
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Elephant
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A herd of elephants |
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Seal
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A pod of elephant seals |
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Elk
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A gang of elks |
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Emus
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A mob of emus |
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Ferret
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A business or fesnyng of ferrets |
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Finches
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A charm of finches |
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Fish
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A school, shoal, run, haul, catch of fish |
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Fly
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A swarm of flies |
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Fox
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A skulk or leash of foxes |
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Frog
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An army or colony of frogs |
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Geese
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A flock, gaggle or skein (in flight) of geese |
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Gnat
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A cloud or horde of gnats |
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Goat
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A herd, tribe or trip goats |
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Goldfinch
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A charm of goldfinches |
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Gorilla
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A band of gorillas |
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Greyhound
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A leash of greyhounds |
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Hare
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A down or husk of hares |
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Hawk
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A cast or kettle of hawks |
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Hen
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A brood of hens |
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Heron
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A hedge of herons |
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Hog
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A drift, or parcel of hogs |
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Horse
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A team, pair or harras of horses |
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Hound
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A pack, mute or cry of hounds |
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Jellyfish
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A smack of jellyfish |
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Kangaroo
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A troop or mob of kangaroos |
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Kitten
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A kindle or litter of kittens |
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Lark
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An ascension or exultation of larks |
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Leopard
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A leap (leep) of leopards |
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Lion
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A pride of lions |
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Locust
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A plague of locusts |
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Magpie
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A tiding of magpies |
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Mallard
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A sord of mallards |
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Mare
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A stud of mares |
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Marten
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A richness of martens |
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Mole
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A labour of moles |
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Monkey
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A troop of monkeys |
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Mule
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A barren or span of mules |
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Owls
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A parliament of owls |
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Oxen
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A yoke, drove, team or herd of oxen |
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Oyster
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A bed of oysters |
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Parrot
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A company of parrots |
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Partridge
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A covey of partridges |
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Peacock
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A muster or ostentation of peacocks |
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Peep
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A litter of peeps |
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Pheasant
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A nest, nide (nye) or bouquet of pheasants |
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Pigeon
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A flock or flight of pigeons |
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Pig
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A litter of pigs |
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Plover
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A wing or congregation of plovers |
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Pony
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A string of ponies |
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Porpoise
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A pod of porpoises |
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Quail
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A covey or bevy of quail |
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Rabbit
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A nest of rabbits |
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Rat
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A pack or swarm of rats |
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Rattlesnake
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A rhumba of rattlesnakes |
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Raven
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An unkindness of ravens |
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Rhino
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A crash or herd of rhinos |
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Roebuck
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A bevy of roebucks |
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Rook
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A building or clamour of rooks |
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Seal
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A herd or pod of seals |
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Sheep
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A drove or flock of sheep |
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Snake
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A nest of snakes |
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Snipe
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A walk or wisp of snipe |
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Sparrow
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A host of sparrows |
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Squirrel
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A dray of squirrels |
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Starling
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A murmuration of starlings |
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Stork
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A mustering of storks |
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Swallow
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A flight of swallows |
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Swan
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A bevy, herd, lamentation or wedge of swans |
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Swift
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A flock of swifts |
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Swine
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A sounder or drift of swine |
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Teal
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A spring of teal |
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Toad
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A knot of toads |
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Trout
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A hover of trout |
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Turkey
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A rafter of turkeys |
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Turtledove
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A pitying or dule of turtledoves |
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Turtle
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A bale of turtles |
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Walrus
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A pod of walrus |
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Whale
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A school, gam or pod of whales |
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Viper
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A nest of vipers |
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Wolf
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A pack or route of wolves |
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Woodcock
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A fall of woodcocks |
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Woodpecker
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A descent of woodpeckers |