WordMageFins, Scales and Creeping Things
Beneath the waves and among the undergrowth, even the humblest creatures gather under extraordinary names.
- a colony of antsSource: Lipton 1977
- a shoal of bassSource: Lipton 1977
- A swarm of beesSource: Book of St. Albans; Lipton 1977
- an army of caterpillarsSource: Lipton 1977
- an intrusion of cockroachesSource: Lipton 1977
- a fine kettle of fishSource: Lipton 1977
- a kettle of fishSource: Lipton 1977
- a school of fishSource: Lipton 1977
- a glint of goldfishSource: Lipton 1977
- a smack of jellyfishSource: Lipton 1977
- a plague of locustsSource: Lipton 1977
- a shiver of sharksSource: Lipton 1977
- a knot of toadsSource: Lipton 1977
- a hover of troutSource: Lipton 1977
- a bale of turtlesSource: Lipton 1977
About this collection
These expressions come from the collection’s records labelled Lipton 1977 and Book of St. Albans. They include historical and fanciful group names. Source labels are preserved; individual usage histories have not been assessed. Favorites are saved only in this browser.
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