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The noun shoal (or school) is the collective term for a group of fish.
The collective noun for a group of fish is a shoal or a school of fish.
There is no standard collective noun for a group of 'catches'. The word 'catch' is used as a collective noun for a catch of fish.
The noun 'shoal' is a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for a large group of fish; a word for an area of shallow water, especially as a hazard to navigation; a word for a thing. The noun 'shoal' also functions as a collective noun for a 'shoal of fish'.
The word 'shoal' is believed to have come from Middle Dutch schole (a group of fish or other animals).In English, the noun 'shoal' is a standard collective noun for a shoal of fish.
A collective noun is a noun used for a group of people or things. The noun 'group' is a generic collective noun which can be used for anything.The only standard collective noun use of the noun 'group' is a group of guinea pigs.
There is no standard collective noun for a group of carp, however, the standard collective nouns for fish can be used for carp: a school of carp or a shoal of carp.
The general collective nouns for any group of fish are a school of trout or a shoal of trout.The collective noun specifically for trout is a hoverof trout.
There is no standard collective noun for a group of friends. The noun 'group' is a collective noun in the term 'a group of friends'.
The noun 'school' is used as a collective noun for a school of fish.
The noun 'group' is a standard collective noun for a group of guinea pigs. A collective noun is an informal part of language and the noun 'group' can be used for any suitable group.
collective noun means group of things so collective noun for mango is group