Vocabulary--I need to know (1) the name for the kind of word that
describes a group of animals (e.g., pride of lions, gaggle of geese)
and (2) where I can find a complete list.

Dear rob26-ga;

Thank you for allowing me an opportunity to answer your interesting
question.

I’m not sure of this is all congregations of animals for which a group
name is given, but it certainly appears to be more than I could think
of myself. Down below in the area marked “search strategy” you can see
how I found all these and dozens more like them:

USGS – NORTHERN PRARIE WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER
‘ANIMAL CONGREGATIONS – “What do you call a group of…?’
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/help/faq/animals/names.htm
This site is conveniently broken down into these categories: Mammals,
Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians, Fish, and Invertebrates.

Here are some others:

ANIMAL GROUP NAMES
http://www.stalking.co.uk/group.html


INFOPLEASE.COM

‘ANIMAL TERMINOLOGY’
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004725.html

‘ANIMAL NAMES: MALE, FEMALE & YOUNG’
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0872847.html


ENCHANTED LEARING
“NAMES OF ANIMALS, BABIES AND GROUPS’
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/animals/Animalbabies.shtml


Below you will find that I have carefully defined my search strategy
for you in the event that you need to search for more information. By
following the same type of searches that I did you may be able to
enhance the research I have provided even further. I hope you find
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Tutuzdad-ga


INFORMATION SOURCES


USGS – NORTHERN PRARIE WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER
‘ANIMAL CONGREGATIONS – “What do you call a group of…?’
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/help/faq/animals/names.htm


ANIMAL GROUP NAMES
http://www.stalking.co.uk/group.html


INFOPLEASE.COM

‘ANIMAL TERMINOLOGY’
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004725.html

‘ANIMAL NAMES: MALE, FEMALE & YOUNG’
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0872847.html


ENCHANTED LEARING
“NAMES OF ANIMALS, BABIES AND GROUPS’
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/animals/Animalbabies.shtml




SEARCH STRATEGY


SEARCH ENGINE USED:

Google ://www.google.com


SEARCH TERMS USED:

Many, many more sites like these can be found here:

ANIMAL GROUP NAMES
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=ANIMAL+GROUP+NAMES

ANIMAL CONGREGATION NAMES
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=ANIMAL+CONGREGATION+NAMES

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE NAMES
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=ANIMAL+COLLECTIVE+NAMES

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