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by dllthomas 785 days ago
> I forget the term, but those silly terms like "pride of lions" or "murder of crows"

Collective nouns.

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Actually, from the Wikipedia article, it's specifically the "terms of venery"
Speaking of erudite wankfests! :)
Tangentially, I once saw a list that gave "wunch" as a collective noun for bankers.