Venereal Terms: Names of Groups(terms of Venery or group names from traditional terms of the hunt and some more modern creations that attempt to describe group characteristics)Venereal Terms (or traditional terminology) in these lists, or sections, are indicated with italics and "modern creations" are presented with normal text. For a better understanding of where Venereal Terms came from and the reasons for their existence in the first place, go to this Group Names: Introduction to Venereal and Other Group Terms unit. accountants
A column of accountants.
actors
1. A cast of actors.
2. A company of actors. 3. A troupe of actors. acupuncturists
1. A sting of acupuncturists.
2. A point of acupuncturists. air conditioners
A drone of air conditioners.
airplanes
1. A flight of airplanes.
2. A squadron of airplanes. allergists
1. A patch of allergists.
2. A hive of allergists. amoebas
An ooze of amoebas.
anatomists
1. A corps of anatomists.
2. A body of anatomists. angels
A host of angels.
Angels were considered warriors of God, from Latin hostis, "enemy". -Lipton antelopes
1. A herd of antelopes.
2. A cluster of antelopes. 3. A tribe of antelopes. anthropologists
A tribe of anthropologists.
ants
1. A colony of ants.
2. A union of carpenter ants. 3. A picnic of ants. 4. An army of ants. 5. A swarm of ants. apes
1. A shrewdness of apes.
2. A troop of apes. arachnologists
A web of arachnologists.
arrows
1. A sheaf of arrows.
2. A quiver of arrows. If there are any numbers below, use them to see other pages in this unit.
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