Synonyms and antonyms of Groups of specific living things in British Thesaurus

brace (noun)

a pair of game birds (=birds killed for sport and then eaten)

colony (noun)

a group of animals or birds of the same type that live in the same area

community (noun)

a group of animals that live in the same place

drove (noun)

a large number of animals, especially cows

flight (noun)

literary a group of birds flying together

flock (noun)

a group of birds, sheep, or goats

gaggle (noun)

a group of geese

herd (noun)

a large group of animals of the same type that live and move about together

hive (noun)

all the bees that live in a hive

litter (noun)

a group of baby cats, dogs, or other animals that are born at the same time

mob (noun)

Australian a large group of animals

pack (noun)

a group of wild animals that live and hunt together, especially wolves

plague (noun)

an uncontrolled and usually harmful increase in the numbers of an animal or insect

pod (noun)

a small group of sea animals such as dolphins

pride (noun)

a group of lions

school (noun)

a large group of fish, dolphins, whales etc

shoal (noun)

a group of fish that swim together

swarm (noun)

a large group of insects flying or moving together

team (noun)

two or more animals that pull a vehicle or a piece of farm equipment: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

troop (noun)

a group of animals