# A murder of crows, and other animal group names **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 25, 2006, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-and-other-animal-group-names/349826 "2006-03-25T03:40:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Pjen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-and-other-animal-group-names/349826/21 "2006-03-25T18:23:09Z")
> [@Cat Jones](#): > > A caress of breasts. > A clutch of penises. Surely its: An sue of penises 😃 ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-and-other-animal-group-names/349826/22 "2006-03-25T20:46:41Z")
A listing of programmers. A puzzle of analysts. A muddle of managers. A pounding of data entry clerks. An exasperation of users. ---
**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-and-other-animal-group-names/349826/23 "2006-03-25T23:34:57Z")
> [@Mathochist](#): > > Since nobody else has: A \_\_\_\_\_\_ of herpes? I’m blanking on this one. A smooch of herpes? ---
**Author:** ![JKilez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-and-other-animal-group-names/349826/24 "2006-03-25T23:47:14Z")
> [@Pjen](#): > > Recent coinage: > > A Wunch of Bankers > > 🆒🆒🆒 > > Think about it a little. I am thinking very little of it as I post. ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-and-other-animal-group-names/349826/25 "2006-03-26T00:00:49Z")
My grammar pals came up with “an agreement of grammarians.” ---
**Author:** ![Achren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-and-other-animal-group-names/349826/26 "2006-03-26T00:16:30Z")
> [@Pjen](#): > > Recent coinage: > > A Wunch of Bankers > > 🆒🆒🆒 > > Think about it a little. HA! I read this the “right” way first and was confused by being told to think about it, then I caught it out of the corner of my eye and realized how it should read. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-and-other-animal-group-names/349826/27 "2006-03-26T17:28:10Z")
Interesting! Thanks, everybody. How about: A disputation of Dopers. A cecil of Dopers. A draggle of Dopers. A hi-opal of Dopers. An airplane-on-a-treadmill of Dopers. A doration of Dopers (think about it!) ---
**Author:** ![cj\_finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@cj\_finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cj_finn)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-and-other-animal-group-names/349826/28 "2006-03-26T21:46:19Z")
I like to refer to groups of snowboarders plunked down on their butts fastening their bindings as a ‘pod’ or a ‘raft’. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-and-other-animal-group-names/349826/29 "2006-03-26T22:30:08Z")
> [@David Simmons](#): > > Writer James Thurber suggested “A Flare of Strumpets.” I’d always described them as “a collection of pros.” ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-and-other-animal-group-names/349826/30 "2006-03-26T22:48:56Z")
From this thread – [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=5845626:](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=5845626:) an abomination of demons an unobtanium of unicorns a nubility of nymphs an orgy of satyrs a shitstorm of pegasi ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-and-other-animal-group-names/349826/31 "2006-03-27T01:38:09Z")
I prefer a “flourish of strumpets” myself… A haggle of shopkeepers. A jackpot of gamblers. ---
**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-and-other-animal-group-names/349826/32 "2006-03-27T05:31:38Z")
> [@SmartAleq](#): > > I prefer a “flourish of strumpets” myself… For the record, one more variation (don’t remember where I saw it): An anthology of pros. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-and-other-animal-group-names/349826.md?page=1)