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whale collective noun

"school"
"pod"
"herd"
"gam"
What is the collective noun (the word for a group, such as "herd") for the class whale (any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head)?
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Fun With Words: Collective Nouns
... craziest oddities of the English language is that there are so many different collective nouns ... whales: herd: of: whales: pod: of: whales: school: of: whales: plump: of: wildfowl: herd: of: wolves: pack
http://www.rinkworks.com/words/collective.shtml
Collective Nouns
Collective Nouns. One of the many oddities of the English language is the multitude of different ... A grind of bottle-nosed whales A school of whales (float, gam, herd, mob, pod, run ...
http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/collnoun.htm
What is the collective noun for a group of whales
What is the collective noun for a group of nouns? There is no specific collective noun for the noun "nouns." However, I have seen a list of nouns.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_collective_noun_for_a_group_of_whales
The Collective Noun Page
There are two varieties of collective noun listed here. When i receive a ... A gam of whales (-MG 3-) A gambol of dancers (-suggested by RP 4-) A gang of elk
http://www.ojohaven.com/collectives/
List of collective nouns - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In linguistic terms, the English system of collective nouns forms a rudimentary system of noun ... whales: gam: herd: mob: pod: wigeons: company: trip: wildfowl: bunch: knob: less than 30: plump
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_collective_nouns_by_subject_I-Z

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