Collective noun

colony

What do you call a group of ants, badgers, bats or 10 others?

a colony of ants · a colony of badgers · a colony of bats · …

Used for
13 subjects
Categories
Animals
Subcategories
Birds, Insects & arachnids, Mammals
Type
Generic
Best confidence
high

Definition

A collective noun for ants, badgers, bats, beavers, bees, beetles, penguins, chinchillas, mice, mustelids, rats, termites, wasps. No dictionary definition recorded.

Other senses of the word: colony on Wiktionary

Usage as a collective noun

Related words

Other groups of ants

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Other groups of badgers

ceteclan

Other groups of bats

campcloudflock

Other groups of beavers

familylodge

Other groups of bees

bikecastclusterdrifterstgristhivenestrabblestandswarm

Other groups of beetles

swarm

Other groups of penguins

huddleraftrookerytuxedowaddle

Other groups of mice

mischiefnest

Other groups of mustelids

business

Other groups of rats

hordemischief

Other groups of termites

nestswarm

Other groups of wasps

bikehivenestswarm