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> flock of crows This is called a murder of crows. I've always found that term odd, and it seems derogatory. I don't know the origin.
by gricardo99 7y ago
> flock of crows
This is called a murder of crows. I've always found that term odd, and it seems derogatory. I don't know the origin.
- thrownblown 7y agoand multiple ravens are referred to as a "conspiracy" whereas a group of owls is a "parliament" and gather several vultures and you get a "venue" I recently heard this used in a podcast and I got distracted by the term and looked up all this nonsense. TIL multiple jellyfish are a "smack"!
- birdman21 7y agoAnd hedgehogs form an array!:)
- abacadaba 7y agoand here i was thinking all owls were always solitary
- peterashford 7y agoCollective nouns are linguistic bullshit made up by people who want to excel at pub quizzes. I hate them :o)
- haroldp 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_noun#Terms_of_venery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_noun#Terms_of_vener...