Collective noun

cluster

Also spelled Clustre (1486)

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a cluster of antelopes · a cluster of bees · a cluster of cats · …

Used for
7 subjects
Categories
Animals, People, Things
Subcategories
General, Insects & arachnids, Mammals, Plants
Type
Generic
Best confidence
high

Definition

  1. Listed in the Book of Saint Albans (1486) as “a Clustre of chorlys”.
  2. Listed in the Book of Saint Albans (1486) as “a Clustre of grapys”.
  3. Listed in the Book of Saint Albans (1486) as “a Clustre of nottes”.

Other senses of the word: cluster on Wiktionary

Usage as a collective noun

Related words

Other groups of antelopes

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