This document provides common terms used to refer to various animals including the plural form of the animal name, gender terms for males and females, terms for young, and collective nouns describing groups. For each animal listed, it specifies the plural, male, female, young, and collective terms. Some collective terms are described as fanciful or invented terms not strictly used scientifically.

1. Animal Terms
Below you'll find typical terms that we use to refer to some of
the more common animals. In some cases there are additional
terms not shown here. The collective terms describe groups of
the animal and are also known as "terms of venery". (Easy List)
Animal Plural Male
Femal
e
Young
Collectiv
e term
(terms
of
venery)
ant ants winged
male,
aner
queen,
worker
antling a colony
of ants,
an army
of ants
bat bats male female pup a cloud of
bats, a
colony of
bats
bear bears boar sow cub a sleuth
of bears,
a sloth of
bears
bee bees drone queen,
worker
larva,
schado
n, fry
(plural
noun)
a hive of
bees, a
swarm of
bees
bird birds cock hen nestling
,
fledglin
g
a flock of
birds, a
flight of
birds (in
the air)
buffalo buffalo,
buffalloe
bull cow calf a herd of
buffalo

2. s,
buffaloes
cat cats tom queen kitten a clutter
of cats
chicken chickens rooster hen chick a brood
of
chickens,
a flock of
chickens
cow cattle bull cow calf a herd of
cattle
dog dogs dog bitch puppy,
pup
a pack of
dogs
dolphin dolphins bull cow pup a school
of
dolphins
duck ducks drake duck ducklin
g
a raft of
ducks
elephan
t
elephant
s
bull cow calf a herd of
elephants
fish fish,
fishes
male female fry
(plural
noun)
a school
of fish
fox foxes dog,
reynard
vixen cub a troop of
foxes, an
earth of
foxes
frog frogs male female tadpole
,
froglet
an army
of frogs,
a colony
of frogs

3. goose geese gander goose gosling a flock of
geese, a
gaggle of
geese
goat goats billy
(domestic
), evec
nanny kid a flock of
goats, a
herd of
goats
horse horses stallion,
colt
(young)
mare,
filly
(young
)
foal a herd of
horses, a
team of
horses
(in
harness),
a string
of horses
(for
racing)
kangaro
o
kangaro
os
buck doe joey a mob of
kangaroo
s, a troop
of
kangaroo
s
lion lions lion lioness cub a pride of
lions
monkey monkeys male female infant a troop of
monkeys
owl owls male female owlet a
parliame
nt of owls
ox oxen bull, steer
(castrate
d)
cow calf a herd of
oxen, a
drove of
oxen

4. (when
driven in
a group),
a team of
oxen (in
harness)
penguin penguins male female chick a colony
of
penguins
person people man woma
n
baby,
infant
a crowd
of people
pig pigs boar sow sucklin
g,
piglet
a herd of
pigs, a
flock of
pigs
rabbit rabbits buck roe bunny,
bunny
rabbit
a colony
of
rabbits, a
nest of
rabbits, a
warren of
rabbits
(strictly,
where
they live)
sheep sheep ram ewe lamb a flock of
sheep
tiger tigers tiger tigress cub,
whelp
a streak
of tigers,
an
ambush
of tigers
(fanciful*
)
whale whales bull cow calf a school

5. of
whales, a
shoal of
whales, a
pod of
whales
(smaller
groups)
wolf wolves dog bitch cub a pack of
wolves, a
herd of
wolves
zebra zebra,
zebras
stallion mare foal a cohort
of zebra,
a herd of
zebra
*Some collective terms are fanciful or invented, for example: an
ambush of tigers, a wilderness of monkeys, a zeal of zebra