Venereal Terms: Names of Groups
(terms of Venery or group names from traditional terms of the hunt and some more modern creations that attempt to describe group characteristics of animals, humans, and groupings)
Venereal Terms (or traditional terminology) in these lists, or sections, are indicated with italics and "modern creations" are presented with normal text.
asses
1. A herd of asses.
2. A drove of asses, when driven in a group.
2. A drove of asses, when driven in a group.
astronomers (lexicomedy)
A galaxy of astronomers.
audiologists
A heard of audiologists.
baboons
1. A flange of baboons.
2. A troop of baboons.
3. A congress of baboons.
2. A troop of baboons.
3. A congress of baboons.
bachelors
1. A debauchery of bachelors.
2. A score of bachelors.
2. A score of bachelors.
badgers
1. A cete of badgers.
2. A colony of badgers.
2. A colony of badgers.
bakers
An aroma of bakers.
bananas
1. A bunch of bananas.
2. A hand of bananas,
2. A hand of bananas,
barbers
A babble of barbers.
barflies
A buzz of barflies.
barnacles
A fixture of barnacles.
barracudas
A battery of barracudas.
baseball players
A team of baseball players.
bass
1. A shoal of bass.
2. A fleet of bass.
2. A fleet of bass.
bats
1. A hanger of bats.
2. A cloud of bats.
3. A colony of bats.
2. A cloud of bats.
3. A colony of bats.
For a better understanding of where Venereal Terms came from and the reasons for their existence in the first place, go to this Group Names: Introduction to Venereal and Other Group Terms unit.
Here is an attempt to clarify the different "hunt, hunting" and the "love, fondness" terms: venat-, "hunt, hunting"; vener-, "love, sexual references"; Names for Groups or "Venery names"; Introduction to Venereal and Other Group Terms or "Venery names".
