A collective noun names a group of objects, where "objects" can be people, animals, emotions, inanimate things, concepts, or other things.
Examples:
| Subject | Collective Term |
| ants | An army of ants[2] |
| ants | A bike of ants[2] |
| ants | A colony of ants[2] |
| ants | A swarm of ants[2] |
| antelope | A cluster of antelope[2] |
| antelope | A herd of antelope[2] |
| antelope | A tribe of antelope[2] |
| apes | A shrewdness of apes[1] |
| apes | A troop of apes[2] |
| asses (roped) | A coffle of asses[2] |
| asses (driven) | A drove of asses[2] |
| asses | A herd of asses[2] |
| asses | A pace of asses[1] |
| auks (on land) | A colony of auks[2] |
| auks (at sea) | A flock of auks[2] |
| auks (on water) | A raft of auks[2] |
| Subject | Collective Term |
| ants | An army of ants[2] |
| ants | A bike of ants[2] |
| ants | A colony of ants[2] |
| ants | A swarm of ants[2] |
| antelope | A cluster of antelope[2] |
| antelope | A herd of antelope[2] |
| antelope | A tribe of antelope[2] |
| apes | A shrewdness of apes[1] |
| apes | A troop of apes[2] |
| asses (roped) | A coffle of asses[2] |
| asses (driven) | A drove of asses[2] |
| asses | A herd of asses[2] |
| asses | A pace of asses[1] |
| auks (on land) | A colony of auks[2] |
| auks (at sea) | A flock of auks[2] |
| auks (on water) | A raft of auks[2] |
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_collective_nouns_by_subject_A-H
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