1 whale /ˈweɪl/ noun. plural whale or whales.
A collective noun is a word used to describe a group of objects. A group of whales or dolphins is called a "pod".
A pod is the most common collective noun for a group of whales, but they can also be referred to as a game, a herd, or a school. A pod will have anywhere from 2 to 30 whales in it, and it is normally made up of whales that have a biological bond, such as mother and son.
dolphin /ˈdɑːlfən/ noun. plural dolphins.
If you're referring to several species of fish, though, the regular plural “fishes” is often used instead. For example, “The aquarium contains many different fishes, including trout and carp.”
However, given that “platypodes” has for some unfathomable reason never become popular, the dictionary goes on to say that the accepted plural is “platypuses” or (particularly in scientific and conservation contexts) “platypus”. (For the sake of simplicity, we prefer using the second term.)
Octopuses ✅
Generally, when a noun enters into English, it is pluralized as an English word rather than in its original form. Octopuses may sound peculiar to some, but this is the preferred plural. It's also peculiar to debate octopuses when the octopus is a solitary creature.
shark /ˈʃɑɚk/ noun. plural sharks.
giraffe /ʤəˈræf/ Brit /ʤəˈrɑːf/ noun. plural giraffes or giraffe.
crabs plural : infestation with crab lice.
• Wolves: a pack.
Although toads do not usually gather together, when they do, they are known as a knot of toads. Knot (noun): a group of toads. Sentence starter: The knot of toads...
Collective noun for oxen: herd. A group of oxen is called a herd. The collective noun for oxen is herd. Drove, span, team, and yoke are the other collective nouns for oxen.
Did you know a group of crabs is called a consortium? Here are 6 more collective nouns for ocean animals.
The collective noun for group of seagulls is called a. flock.
Honey bees live in large family groups called colonies. A full-sized colony at the height of the growing season contains an average of 60,000 individual bees.
plural hippopotamuses or hippopotami /-ˌmaɪ/ /ˌhɪpəˈpɑːtəˌmaɪ/ hippopotamus.
noun. kan·ga·roo ˌkaŋ-gə-ˈrü plural kangaroos.
cockroach /ˈkɑːkˌroʊtʃ/ noun. plural cockroaches.
penguin /ˈpɛŋgwən/ noun. plural penguins.
sheep /ˈʃiːp/ noun. plural sheep. sheep. /ˈʃiːp/
ocean /ˈoʊʃən/ noun. plural oceans.
ostrich /ˈɑːstrɪtʃ/ noun. plural ostriches.
The plural of “moose” is the same as the singular: “moose.” It's one of a group of plural nouns in English that are identical to the corresponding singular nouns. So it's wrong to write “mooses.” For example, you might write “There are several moose in the forest.”
plural rhinoceroses also rhinoceros or rhinoceri rī-ˈnä-sə-ˌrī