an army of ants
- Subject
- ant (ants)
- Category
- Animals → Insects & arachnids
- Confidence
- high
- Attestation
- wikipedia-cited
Collective noun
army
What do you call a group of ants, caterpillars, frogs or 2 others?
an army of ants · an army of caterpillars · an army of frogs · …
- Used for
- 5 subjects
- Categories
- Animals
- Subcategories
- Amphibians, Fish, Insects & arachnids
- Type
- Generic
- Best confidence
- high
Definition
- A large group of animals, especially caterpillars or social insects working toward the same purpose.
Other senses of the word: army on Wiktionary
Usage as a collective noun
an army of caterpillars
- Subject
- caterpillar (caterpillars)
- Category
- Animals → Insects & arachnids
- Confidence
- high
- Attestation
- wiktionary-attested
an army of frogs
- Subject
- frog (frogs)
- Category
- Animals → Amphibians
- Confidence
- high
- Attestation
- wikipedia-cited
an army of herring
- Subject
- herring (herring)
- Category
- Animals → Fish
- Confidence
- high
- Attestation
- wikipedia-cited
an army of insects
- Subject
- insect (insects)
- Category
- Animals → Insects & arachnids
- Confidence
- high
- Attestation
- wiktionary-attested