What Is a Group of Peacocks Called?
In 1486, the St. Albans Press in England published a work about heraldry, falconry, and hunting, titled the Boke of Seynt Albans — or Book of Saint Albans in modern spelling. Traditionally attributed to Dame Juliana Berners, the book is most famous for publicizing a list of collective nouns to
denote certain animal groups. These collective nouns — known more specifically as terms of venery — have maintained lasting appeal, and some of them remain a part of our collective lexicon centuries later. We covered some of our favorites in a previous piece, but here are a few more that...
