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[–] Plum@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

"Parliament of Owls" redirects here.

Merriam-Webster writes that most terms of venery fell out of use in the 16th century, including a "murder" for crows. It goes on to say that some of the terms in The Book of Saint Albans were "rather fanciful", explaining that the book extended collective nouns to people of specific professions, such as a "poverty" of pipers.

[–] idiomaddict@feddit.de 4 points 3 months ago

Brb, I gotta tell my cat she’s a queen