Why Is A Group Of Crows Called A “Murder”?

Collective nouns are a great way to have fun with language and nature.
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Collective Noun: A noun that denotes a group of individuals.
Terms of Venery: Collective nouns specific to certain groups of animals.
Clowder: A term for a group of cats that means roughly, huddle, and comes from the same root as clot.
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References:
Berners, D. J. (1494). The Boke of Saint Albans. Retrieved from:
Lipton, J. (1993). An Exaltation of Larks. Retrieved from:
Lund, N. (2015). No, It’s Not Actually a Murder of Crows. Audubon (December). Retrieved from: