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. brokers
A portfolio of brokers.
buffaloes
1. A herd of buffaloes.
2. A gang of buffaloes. 3. An obstinacy of buffaloes. bullets
A fusillade of bullets.
bullocks
A drove of bullocks.
bureaucrats
1. A maze of bureaucrats.
2. A confusion of bureaucrats. 3. An inefficiency of bureaucrats. 4. A waste of bureaucrats. buses
A lurch of buses.
butterflies
1. A flight of butterflies.
2. A rabble of butterflies. camels
1. A herd of camels.
2. A flock of camels. candidates
A slate of candidates (perhaps a reference to a time when nominees were chalked on a slate-Lipton).
cardinals
1. A synod of cardinals.
2. A college of cardinals. cardiologists lexicomedy
1. A flutter of cardiologists.
2. A click of cardiologists. 3. A fibrillation of cardiologists. cards (playing)
1. A pack of cards.
2. A deck of cards. cars
A fleet of cars.
caterpillars
An army of caterpillars.
cats
1. A clowder of cats. ("clouder" is the same word as "clutter", according to Lipton.)
2. A clutter of cats. 3. A kindle of young cats. 4. A cluster of house cats. If there are any numbers below, use them to see other pages in this unit.
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