A group of mice are called a mischief or nest. A family is called a horde. The male is called a Buck and the female a Doe.
A group of mice is commonly referred to as a family, and also as a horde, a mischief, or simply, and most frequently, a nest of mice.
Other collective nouns describing mice include a colonyand a harvest. The former is self-explanatory; the latter from the fact mice and other rodents nest in the dry stubble of wheat and other cereal plants following the harvest.
A group of baby mice is called a litter.
Some might refer to mice, when they are regarded as a pest, as a plague, but this isn't a group (collective) noun as such, it simply illustrates the fact the creatures are a nuisance, as in a plague of cockroaches.
There is no standard collective noun for 'rodents', however the collective nouns for the most common collective nouns for types of rodents (all of which gnaw) are:a mischief of mice, a nest of mice, a horde of mice, a trip of micea colony of rats, a horde of rats, a pack of rats, a plague of rats, a swarm of ratsa dray of squirrels, a scurry of squirrels,
There is no standard collective noun for a group of young men.A collective noun is an informal part of language. Any noun that suits the context can function as a collective noun. The standard collective nouns for 'people' can be used; for example:a crowd of young menan audience of young mena congregation of young menOr, the standard collective nouns for specific groups of people can be used; for example: a company of young mena crew of young mena gang of young mena staff of young mena troop of young men
Collective Term stands for a group of objects, people, or thing as a basic unit.
The collective term for caterpillars is an army of caterpillars.
The collective noun 'class' is used for a class of students.
The correct term for a large number of mice is a "mischief." This term is often used to describe a group of these rodents, highlighting their playful and sometimes troublesome nature. Other collective nouns for mice include "nest" or "horde," but "mischief" is the most commonly recognized.
The collective nouns for 'mice' are:a nest of micea plague of micea horde of micea cluster of micea mischief of mice
A group of mice living in the same place is commonly referred to as a "nest" or a "mischief." Mice often gather in nests for shelter and to raise their young, while "mischief" is a more playful term used to describe a group of them.
There is no standard collective noun for 'rodents', however the collective nouns for the most common collective nouns for types of rodents (all of which gnaw) are:a mischief of mice, a nest of mice, a horde of mice, a trip of micea colony of rats, a horde of rats, a pack of rats, a plague of rats, a swarm of ratsa dray of squirrels, a scurry of squirrels,
Forests, is the collective term for groups of treed vegetation.
The collective term for a group of tortoises is a "creep."
There is no standard collective noun for a group of young men.A collective noun is an informal part of language. Any noun that suits the context can function as a collective noun. The standard collective nouns for 'people' can be used; for example:a crowd of young menan audience of young mena congregation of young menOr, the standard collective nouns for specific groups of people can be used; for example: a company of young mena crew of young mena gang of young mena staff of young mena troop of young men
The collective nouns for 'mouse' are:a plague of micea horde of micea cluster of micea mischief of mice
Could be known as a plague or a swarm. Rats and mice have their own collective nouns. Rats for example would be a colony, horde, mischief, pack or swarm. Mice are known as a horde, mischief or nest
The collective nouns for young birds are:a brood of chicksa clutch of chicks
Yes, they can. Mother mice will sometimes eat their young if they think their young don't have much chance a survival (if the young are sick), if they a disturbed and think they are at risk or just because it's the mother's first litter and she gets carried away. Also, if a mouse dies, another mouse may eat it for the sake of cleanliness. Mice don't tend to kill other mice to eat them.
Geese is actually the collective term for goose.