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fleet yaks herd years score yeomen fellowship yesterdays flight yogurt assortment youths optimism zebras herd zombies stench What is a collective noun A collective noun is a noun that refers to a group of people, animals or things. Most collective nouns in everyday speech are not specific to one kind of thing, such as the word "group", which can be applied to people ("a group of people") or dogs ("a group of dogs") or other things. Some collective nouns are specific to one kind of thing, especially terms of venery, which identify groups of specific animals. For example, "pride" as a term of venery always refers to lions. For example, a group of owls is called a parliament. Here is the complete list of all the collective nouns.
