# group of mice

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/group-of-mice/199509
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [September 4, 2003, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/group-of-mice/199509 "2003-09-04T12:57:34Z")
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### Author: ![ghostman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a3d4f5/32.png) [@ghostman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ghostman)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2003, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/group-of-mice/199509/1 "2003-09-04T12:57:34Z")

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okay, it’s a gaggle of geese  
a flock of seagulls  
a murder of crows  
a herd of buffalo

what is a (large group) of mice called?

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### Author: ![dinoboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dinoboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dinoboy)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2003, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/group-of-mice/199509/2 "2003-09-04T13:05:35Z")

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nest, colony or harvest

And although it doesn’t have your example, this is a fun site:

[http://www.stalking.co.uk/group.html](http://www.stalking.co.uk/group.html)

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### Author: ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2003, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/group-of-mice/199509/3 "2003-09-04T13:23:48Z")

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A research labratory.  
😃  
Sorry, I couldn’t resist. According to [this site](http://www.wordskit.com/language/collect.shtml) it’s a nest.