Интересная
табличка нашлась на просторах Интернета.
Как для разных
животных и прочих насекомых называют
скопления, группы.
Ну, типа «стадо
коров».
we have received a
spate of questions on collective nouns or group names for all sorts
of critters. Perhaps the following, gleaned and compiled from several
sources, will help. I've tried to indicate proper usage for terms
that apply to a specific type of assemblage or to only a single
gender or age, but some of my sources were fairly general. Where my
sources disagreed on spelling, I let the majority rule. This listing
exhausts the meager pile of references available at Northern Prairie
Wildlife Research Center; if the animal that you are interested in
doesn't appear here, please, please, ask someone else, because I
can't help you!
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Mammals
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Apes
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A shrewdness
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Asses
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A pace
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Badgers
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A cete
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Bats
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A colony
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Bears
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A sloth, sleuth
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Buffalo
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A gang, an obstinacy (I suspect these refer to
old world buffalo; use "herd" for American bison)
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Cats
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A clowder, a pounce; for kittens...A kindle,
litter, an intrigue
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Cattle
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A drove, herd
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Deer
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A herd, bevy (refers only to roe deer)
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Dogs
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A litter (young), pack (wild), cowardice (of
curs); specific to hounds...A cry, mute, pack, kennel
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Elephants
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A herd
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Elk
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A gang
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Ferrets
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A business
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Fox
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A leash, skulk, earth
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Giraffes
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A tower
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Goats
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A tribe, trip
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Gorillas
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A band
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Hippopotamuses
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A bloat
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Horses
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A team, harras, rag (for colts), stud (a group
of horses belonging to a single owner, string (ponies)
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Hyenas
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A cackle
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Kangaroos
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A troop
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Leopards
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A leap
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Lions
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A pride
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Martens
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A richness
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Moles
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A labor
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Monkeys
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A troop, barrel
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Mules
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A pack, span, barren
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Otters
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A romp
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Oxen
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A team, yoke
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Pigs
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A drift, drove, litter (young), sounder (of
swine), team, passel (of hogs), singular (refers to a group of
boars)
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Porcupines
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A prickle
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Rabbits
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A colony, warren, nest, herd (domestic only),
litter (young); specific to hares...A down, husk
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Rhinoceroses
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A crash
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Seals
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A pod, herd
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Sheep
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A drove, flock, herd
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Squirrels
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A dray, scurry
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Tigers
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A streak
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Whales
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A pod, gam, herd
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Wolves
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A pack, rout or route (when in movement)
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Birds
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Birds in general
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A flight (in the air), flock (on the ground),
volary, brace (generally for gamebirds or waterfowl, referring to
a pair or couple killed by a hunter)
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Bitterns
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A sedge
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Buzzards
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A wake
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Bobolinks
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A chain
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Chicks (of many species)
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A brood; clutch
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Coots
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A cover
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Cormorants
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A gulp
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Cranes
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A sedge
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Crows
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A murder, horde
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Dotterel
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A trip
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Doves
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A dule, pitying (specific to turtle doves)
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Ducks
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A brace, flock (in flight), raft (on water)
team, paddling (on water), badling
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Eagles
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A convocation
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Finches
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A charm
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Flamingos
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A stand
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Geese
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A flock, gaggle (on the ground), skein (in
flight)
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Grouse
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A pack (in late season)
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Gulls
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A colony
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Hawks
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A cast, kettle (flying in large numbers), boil
(two or more spiraling in flight)
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Herons
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A sedge, a siege
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Jays
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A party, scold
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Lapwings
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A deceit
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Larks
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An exaltation
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Mallards
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A sord (in flight), brace
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Magpies
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A tiding, gulp, murder, charm
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Nightingales
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A watch
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Owls
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A parliament
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Parrots
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A company
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Partridge
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A covey
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Peacocks
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A muster, an ostentation
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Penguins
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A colony
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Pheasant
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A nest, nide (a brood), nye, bouquet
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Plovers
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A congregation, wing (in flight)
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Ptarmigans
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A covey
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Rooks
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A building
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Quail
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A bevy, covey
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Ravens
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An unkindness
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Snipe
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A walk, a wisp
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Sparrows
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A host
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Starlings
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A murmuration
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Storks
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A mustering
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Swallows
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A flight
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Swans
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A bevy, wedge (in flight)
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Teal
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A spring
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Turkeys
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A rafter, gang
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Widgeons
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A company
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Woodcocks
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A fall
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Woodpeckers
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A descent
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Reptiles and Amphibians
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Crocodiles
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A bask
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Frogs
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An army
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Toads
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A knot
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Turtles
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A bale, nest
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Snakes, vipers
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A nest
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Fish
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|---|---|
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Fish in general
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A draft, nest, school, shoal (some authors
claim that the common "school" is a corruption of
shoal, and therefore incorrect)
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Bass
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A shoal
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Herring
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An army
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Sharks
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A shiver
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Trout
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A hover
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Invertebrates
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Ants
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A colony
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Bees
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A grist, hive, swarm
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Caterpillars
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An army
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Clams
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A bed
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Cockroaches
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An intrusion
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Flies
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A business
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Gnats
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A cloud, horde
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Grasshoppers
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A cloud
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Hornets
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A nest
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Jellyfish
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A smack
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Locusts
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A plague
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Oysters
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A bed
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original post http://vasnake.blogspot.com/2015/03/an-army-of-frogs.html
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