A Smack of Jellyfish, a Zeal of Zebras, and Other Fun Animal Group Names
English can get pretty creative when it comes to naming groups of animals. Instead of the usual plurals, we have colorful collective nouns: a murder of crows, a smack of jellyfish, a clowder of cats. Many of the group names can be traced back to The Book of Saint Albans, published in 1486, about angling, hawking, and hunting. The book is attributed to Juliana Berners …
