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A Barrel of Monkeys: A Compendium of Collective Nouns for Animals
A Barrel of Monkeys A Compendium of Collective Nouns for Animals
What should we call the wild animals we spot from our windows? A surfeit of skunks? A dray of squirrels? A patient watch of wildlife enthusiasts might even catch sight of a skulk of foxes or a scavenging sloth of bears. The practice of inventing collective nouns for animals is an ancient pastime which derives from medieval hunts, but the list ha...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781851244454
ISBN-10: 185124445X
Publication Date: 11/15/2015
Pages: 144
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Publisher: Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Book Type: Hardcover
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