Today I found out that the correct term for referring to a group of cats is ‘clowder’. Interestingly, there are also two other valid ways to refer to a group of cats, other than just saying “group of cats” or “cats”; those other two terms being ‘clutter’ and ‘glaring’.
In addition to this, if one wants to refer to a group of wild cats, the correct terms are ‘dowt’ and ‘destruction’. Who knew?
Since I literally have nothing else to say on this one, here’s Mr. Kitty with a pancake on his head:
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
A Group of Cats is Called a ‘Clowder’
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There's a great old book called "An Exaltation of Larks" that lists odd collective nouns, including a leap of leopards, a skulk of foxes, a richness of martens, etc. In a conversation about the book, a friend who's an attorney suggested that a group of same be called "a clash of lawyers". Thanks, Fred, for all the interesting stuff you find for us.
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