Why Is A Group Of Crows Called A “Murder”?
Collective nouns are a great way to have fun with language and nature.
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Show Notes
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:
- Collective Noun: A noun that denotes a group of individuals.
- Terms of Venery: Collective nouns specific to certain groups of animals.
- Clowder: A term for a group of cats that means roughly, huddle, and comes from the same root as clot.
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