NOUNS OF ASSEMBLAGE (VERZAMELWOORDEN)
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Er zijn speciale verzameltermen voor een aantal personen, dieren of dingen...
| actor | a company/cast/troupe of actors |
| airplane | a flight/squadron of airplanes |
| angel | a host of angels |
| arrow | a sheaf of arrows |
| bee | a swarm/grist of bees |
| bird | a flock of birds |
| bowl | a set of bowls |
| bread | a batch of bread |
| car | a fleet of cars |
| card | a pack of cards (Am. a deck of cards) |
| cattle | a drove/herd of cattle |
| chicken | a brood of chickens |
| churchgoer | a congregation of churchgoers |
| crow | a murder of crows |
| cub | a litter of cubs |
| dove | a flight of doves |
| duck (in flight) | a team of ducks |
| duck (on water) | a paddling of ducks |
| egg | a clutch of eggs |
| employee | a staff of employees |
| fish | a shoal of fishes |
| flower | a bunch/bouquet of flowers |
| golf-clubs | a set of golf-clubs |
| goose (in flight) | a skein of geese |
| goose (on the ground) | a gaggle of geese |
| grape | a bunch/cluster of grapes |
| hen | a brood of hens |
| hound | a pack/mute of hounds |
| kitten | a litter/kindle of kittens |
| lion | a pride of lions |
| monkey | a troop of monkeys |
| musician | a band/orchestra of musicians |
| pearl | a string/rope of pearls |
| pup/puppy | a litter of pups/puppies |
| rabbit | a nest of rabbits |
| rag | a bundle of rags |
| sheep | a flock of sheep |
| ship | a squadron/fleet/flotilla of ships |
| soldier | a troop of soldiers |
| star | a cluster/constellation of stars |
| step | a flight of steps |
| tree | a clump of trees |
| wolf | a pack/rout/herd of wolves |
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In bepaalde kringen wordt nog wel eens gebruik gemaakt van wat zeldzamere verzameltermen...
| alligator | a congegration of alligators |
| antelope | a herd of antelopes |
| ape | a shrewd of apes |
| badger | a cete of badgers |
| bear | a sloth of bears |
| bell | a peal of bells |
| bishop | a bench of bishops |
| boar | a singular of boars |
| buck | a brace/leash of bucks |
| buffalo | an obstinacy of buffalo |
| butler | a sneer of butlers |
| buzzard | a wake of buzzards |
| cat (adult) | a clowder of cats |
| cat (feral) | a destruction of cats |
| clam | a bed of cockroaches |
| cockroach | an intrusion of cockroaches |
| corn | a shock of corn |
| crocodile | a bask of crocodiles |
| dinosaur | a herd (of plant-eaters), pack (of meat-eaters) |
| ferret | a business/fesnyng of ferrets |
| flower | a nosegay of flowers |
| fly | a business of flies |
| fox | a skulk of foxes |
| girl | a bevy of girls |
| gnat | a swarm/cloud of gnats |
| hare | a down/husk of hares |
| hawk | a cast of hawks |
| hedgehog | a prickle of hedgehogs |
| hippo | a bloat of hippos |
| hyena | a cackle of hyenas |
| jellyfish | a smack of jellyfish |
| judge | a panel of judges |
| kangaroo | a troop of kangaroos |
| labourer | a gang of labourers |
| lark | an exaltation of larks |
| leopard | a leap of leopards |
| louse | a flock of lice |
| magistrate | a bench of magistrates |
| mare | a stud of mares |
| minstrel | a troupe of minstrels |
| mole | a labour of moles |
| otter | a romp of otters |
| parrot | a company of parrots |
| men | a band of men |
| nightingale | a watch of nightingales |
| onion | a rope of onions |
| ox | a yoke/drove/team/herd of oxen |
| owl | a parliament of owls |
| partridge | a covey of partridges |
| peacock | a muster of peacocks |
| pheasant | a nye/nide of pheasants |
| platypus | a paddle of platypuses |
| police | a posse of police |
| porpoise | a school of porpoises |
| quail | a bevy of quails |
| raven | an unkindness of ravens |
| rook | a building/clamour of rooks |
| runner | a field of runners |
| sail | a suit of sails |
| sailor | a crew of sailors |
| salamander | a congress of salamanders |
| savage | a horde of savages |
| seagull | a colony of seagulls (niet |
| seal | a pod/herd of seals |
| servant | a staff of servants |
| shark | a shiver of sharks |
| squirrel | a scurry of squirrels |
| starling | a murmuration of starlings |
| swan | a herd/bevy of swans |
| swine | a sounder/drift of swine |
| toad | a knot of toads |
| turkey | a rafter of turkeys |
| viper | a generation of vipers |
| whale | a gam/pod/school of whales |
| woodcock | a fall of woodcock |
| worshipper | a congregation of worshippers |