WHAT IS THE CRORECT TERM?
ft is correct to speak of an assembly of (jollies as a herd. We also speak of a troop of monkeys; a drove of cattle; a flight of doves; a band of horses; a liock of geese; a galaxy of stars; a school of whales ; a watch of nightingales ; and a muster of peacocks.
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Evening Star, Issue 23728, 8 November 1940, Page 3
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59WHAT IS THE CRORECT TERM? Evening Star, Issue 23728, 8 November 1940, Page 3
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