We know that a number of dolphins is a pod, that some geese are a gaggle, and that owls make up a parliament. But what about the supernatural creatures? Do they get collective nouns? Huh?! HUH!?
For example, what, pray tell, do we call a group of yeti?
David Malki of Wondermark has done us the courtesy of providing us a list:
The Stoakes-Whibley Natural Index of Supernatural Collective Nouns
Under Wild-life at the bottom of the list, one can find the following:
So there you have it, a flurry.
P.S. For those of you who like yeti's brown American cousin, you'll be pleased to know a group of sasquatch is called a yearning.
And now you know. And you are pleased.
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Thanks, Lauren for the scoop!
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
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