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Families (Posted on 2015-09-25) Difficulty: 2 of 5
We all know about:

SCHOOL of fish
BED of worms
HERD of deer

But what about
...... of alligators,
...... of bacteria,
...... of caterpillers?

And , surprisingly:
...... of cheetahs,
...... of salamandras?

No Solution Yet Submitted by Ady TZIDON    
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Solution an alphabetical list of venery | Comment 2 of 4 |
an ARMY        of caterpillers
a  BASK        of crocodiles
a  COALITION   of cheetahs
   a CONGRESS  of salamanders
   a CULTURE   of bacteria
a  DOWN        of rabbits
an EXALTATION  of larks
a  FLAMBOYANCE of flamingos
a  GAZE        of raccoons
a  HOVER       of trout
an INTRIGUE    of kittens
a  JOURNEY     of giraffes
a  KETTLE      of hawks (in flight)
a  LAMENTATION of swans
a  MURDER      of crows
a  NIDE        of pheasants
an OBSTINANCY  of buffalo
a  POUNCE      of cats
a  QUIVER      of cobras
a  RAFT        of alligators
a  SLEUTH      of bears
a  TROUBLING   of goldfish
an UNKINDNESS  of ravens
a  VEIN        of goldfinch
a  WAKE        of buzzards
a  XENODOCHIA  of hermit crabs *

a  YAP         of chihuahuas 
a  ZEAL        of zebras

*(coined here for the letter X)
A xenodochia is the plural of xenodochium, a room or guesthouse to accomodate strangers [< Latin < Ancient Greek ξενοδοχεῖον ‎xenodokheîon, “place for strangers, inn”]


Edited on September 27, 2015, 8:51 am
  Posted by Dej Mar on 2015-09-27 04:51:12

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