<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Xaeyruudh&#039;s Index]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Xaeyruudh]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/author/xaeyruudh/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Terms of Venery]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Occasionally, you&#8217;ll find yourself looking for a word to describe a group of something.  And sometimes &#8220;bunch&#8221; or &#8220;flock&#8221; just doesn&#8217;t do them justice.  Or perhaps you want to add a sudden dose of humor into the description.</p>
<p>The word for those words is &#8220;terms of venery&#8221; and here are a few examples, divided by type.  In the animal and vermin categories, additional terms are often available; I just picked the one I liked.  Click the links in the Sources section below to see the others.</p>
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<li><a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/venery-aberrations/" title="Terms of Venery – Aberrations">Aberrations</a></li>
<li><a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/venery-animals/" title="Terms of Venery – Animals">Animals</a></li>
<li><a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/venery-constructs/" title="Terms of Venery – Constructs">Constructs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/venery-dragons/" title="Terms of Venery – Dragons">Dragons</a></li>
<li><a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/venery-elementals/" title="Terms of Venery – Elementals">Elementals</a></li>
<li><a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/venery-fey/" title="Terms of Venery – Fey">Fey</a></li>
<li><a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/venery-giants/" title="Terms of Venery – Giants">Giants</a></li>
<li><a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/venery-humanoids/" title="Terms of Venery – Humanoids">Humanoids</a></li>
<li><a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/venery-magical-beasts/" title="Terms of Venery – Magical Beasts">Magical Beasts</a></li>
<li><a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/venery-monstrous-humanoids/" title="Terms of Venery – Monstrous Humanoids">Monstrous Humanoids</a></li>
<li><a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/venery-outsiders/" title="Terms of Venery – Outsiders">Outsiders</a></li>
<li><a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/venery-plants/" title="Terms of Venery – Plants">Plants</a></li>
<li><a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/venery-undead/" title="Terms of Venery – Undead">Undead</a></li>
<li><a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/venery-vermin/" title="Terms of Venery – Vermin">Vermin</a></li>
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<h3>Sources</h3>
<p>In addition to various D&amp;D sourcebooks, some terms (for critters which also occur on Earth) come from lists maintained by the <a href="http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/about/faqs/animals/names.htm" target="_blank">USGS</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animal_names" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>, and the <a href="http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/got_questions_groups_list.html" target="_blank">San Diego Zoo</a>.  If you find other sources for terms of venery, send me a link and I&#8217;ll incorporate them here.</p>
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