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On Tuesday 10 February 2004 21:50, Neil Williams wrote:
On Tue, Feb 10, 2004 at 08:18:52PM +0000, Neil Stone wrote: What's the collective noun for penguins?
What is the collective name for a group of penguins? There is no generally accepted collective noun for penguins. A large breeding group is commonly refered to as a "colony" of penguins. The place where they breed is variously known as a "Rookery" or "Penguinery"; both these terms are also sometimes used to describe a large group of penguins on the land. However, penguins usually spend most of their time in the sea; a group floating on the surface is sometimes called a "raft" of penguins. At the 4th International Penguin Conference in Chile in September 2000, it was agreed by penguin researchers that they would try to refer to a group of penguins on the land as a "waddle" of penguins and a group in the water as a "raft" of penguins. We hope that these collective nouns will become widely accepted in the near future. They also said that the word ‘rookery’ is no longer used very much. from: http://www.adelie.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/FAQs/collective_name.htm Well you did ask. Tony -- 404 Future not Found -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.