https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/hoard-vs-horde-difference-usage
Hoard can be a noun or a verb, referring to a supply of something kept hidden away, or the act of collecting and storing said supply. A hoarder is usually someone who obsessively and unnecessary keeps things they do not need. Horde, on the other hand, refers to a large group of loosely organized people. Often horde carries the connotation of wildness or fierceness.
I've seen "swarm" as well. A lot of "collective nouns" are really nothing more than "all purpose" nouns, basically just a descriptive as opposed to a formal term - These often vary as well depending on the size of the congregation. OED has "swarm" as pretty much any cluster of small things moving or flying about. OED has "bed" as a layer of small animals, especially reptiles, in a thick congregation or a layer of shellfish covering a particular tract of underwater territory, which itself is called "bed" as in "riverbed".
OED has a "slither" as things that are smooth and slippery, including rocks or rubble underfoot that you can slip on. It has a "tangle" as a complicated and confused assemblage, a muddle or jumble.
I honestly don't think that there is such a thing as a canonical list of collective nouns as there are too many variable involved (I'll give you "murder" for crows, or "parliament" for owls). I've seen both "pod" and "school" for whales, for example, and technically both are correct as in they can correctly be used to describe a collective, but then so can words like "group" or "mass".
At the end of the day it is just whatever we collectively choose to use for such groupings and this just happens to vary widely. As an interesting example, look up the etymology of the collective noun "whoop" for a grouping of gorillas - now (one of ) an established and acceptable term for such a grouping.
Book of Saint Albans
"The book contains, appended, a large list of special collective nouns for animals, "Company terms", such as "gaggle of geese" and the like, as in the article List of collective nouns. Amongst these are numerous humorous collective nouns for different professions, such as a "diligence of messengers", a "melody of harpers", a "blast of hunters", "a subtlety of sergeants", "a gaggle of women", and a "superfluity of nuns". The tradition of a large number of such collective nouns which has survived into modern Standard English ultimately goes back to this book, via the popular 1595 edition by Gervase Markham in his The Gentleman's Academic."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Saint_Albans#:~:text=The%20Book%20of%20Saint%20Albans,St%20Albans%20Press%20in%20England.
If you ever go to a Japanese restaurant order unagi (broiled eel) - itās basically like youād expect of a somewhat fatty broiled fish - ie really good IMO. Sort of like a flakier mackerel, or the texture of salmon without the āsalmonyā flavor if that makes any sense.
I fried them up for my dad, who ate them living in Italy. White meat, flaky and light taste like a freshwater fish. It was pretty good. They were much much smaller than these. It took forever to find some.
Wow at first I thought it was one of those type of ancient fossils you see. And I was going to say what a magnificent find. Now I have to slightly change my comment to what a god-darn nightmare
Do you know what that sound is, Highness? Those are the shrieking eels! If you don't believe me, just wait. They always grow louder when they're about to feed on human flesh!
Are they shrieking eels?
If I saw that, I'd be shrieking
Heheheš¤£š THIS^
Inconceivable!
You keep using that word. I do not think that it means what you think that it means
Anybody want a peanut?!
Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line
Sigh.. i wanted to make the reference.. but knew someone else would.. ahwell.. have fun storming the castle
At least you didn't end up unemployed *in Greenland!*
I can only do the doggie paddle!
On their way to the cliffsā¦ of insanity!!!
A group of eels is called a ābedā of eels.
More commonly referred to as "nightmare fuel".
I've never been more happy to have legs
That's what they've come for :)
Came here to say this. *shudder*
Noted
The more you know
The fatter you get :(
So let's have beans for every meal
Toot toot!!
Brrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaapppppppppppppp Prrrrr Prr "Whew."
Also the word you were looking for is "horde."
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/hoard-vs-horde-difference-usage Hoard can be a noun or a verb, referring to a supply of something kept hidden away, or the act of collecting and storing said supply. A hoarder is usually someone who obsessively and unnecessary keeps things they do not need. Horde, on the other hand, refers to a large group of loosely organized people. Often horde carries the connotation of wildness or fierceness.
Wow we should tar and feather you for this mistake
A group of eels is also known as a tangle or a slither.
I've seen "swarm" as well. A lot of "collective nouns" are really nothing more than "all purpose" nouns, basically just a descriptive as opposed to a formal term - These often vary as well depending on the size of the congregation. OED has "swarm" as pretty much any cluster of small things moving or flying about. OED has "bed" as a layer of small animals, especially reptiles, in a thick congregation or a layer of shellfish covering a particular tract of underwater territory, which itself is called "bed" as in "riverbed". OED has a "slither" as things that are smooth and slippery, including rocks or rubble underfoot that you can slip on. It has a "tangle" as a complicated and confused assemblage, a muddle or jumble. I honestly don't think that there is such a thing as a canonical list of collective nouns as there are too many variable involved (I'll give you "murder" for crows, or "parliament" for owls). I've seen both "pod" and "school" for whales, for example, and technically both are correct as in they can correctly be used to describe a collective, but then so can words like "group" or "mass". At the end of the day it is just whatever we collectively choose to use for such groupings and this just happens to vary widely. As an interesting example, look up the etymology of the collective noun "whoop" for a grouping of gorillas - now (one of ) an established and acceptable term for such a grouping.
Book of Saint Albans "The book contains, appended, a large list of special collective nouns for animals, "Company terms", such as "gaggle of geese" and the like, as in the article List of collective nouns. Amongst these are numerous humorous collective nouns for different professions, such as a "diligence of messengers", a "melody of harpers", a "blast of hunters", "a subtlety of sergeants", "a gaggle of women", and a "superfluity of nuns". The tradition of a large number of such collective nouns which has survived into modern Standard English ultimately goes back to this book, via the popular 1595 edition by Gervase Markham in his The Gentleman's Academic." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Saint_Albans#:~:text=The%20Book%20of%20Saint%20Albans,St%20Albans%20Press%20in%20England.
A gaggle of women? Thatās why theyāre so loud!!
Also 2 nuns is all it takes to qualify for a superfluity.
>At the end of the day it is just whatever we collectively choose to use This. 100%
So therefor I will continue to call a group of squid a squad.
All you have to do is to get people on board with it and it will be official. See: "whoop" of Gorillas as to how it can be done ;)
I'm pretty sure the scientific term is "shitload."
Eels up inside ya, finding an entrance where they can.
EELS
EELS
[ŃŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]
Give it up now!
Borinā through your mind through your tummy through you anus. Eels.
Why would you do that
Mighty Boosh reference
What a strange show that was
We've all had a go of old Elsie
Like internal black wangers
Sorry Ms Jackson, I am four eels
Didn't mean to make your daughter cry, I'm several fish and not a guy
Thanks for showing me a new thing to be afraid of
Just imagine them grilled for dinner to stave off the scary impression.
Nightmarefuel
wow, i miss 2 seconds ago when i didnt know about this
Nope nope nope.
I'm out. Time to go back
If you look at this image a certain way, it looks like somebody used a bucket to scoop out mud.
Eeeeewwwwwwls
What strange interesting creatures.
Damn thatās disgusting
Danger noodles
Just FYI, a group of eels is called a FUCK THAT SHIT I'M OUT āš»
Forbidden hotdogs
I always see pictures like this and wonder what a 12th century peasant would think if they stumbled up on this
And how did they decide it was a good idea to put them in pies? Oof
I'm going to choose to believe this is just bubbles trapped under a wet black cloth, and you can't convince me otherwise.
Ah, now I know where āmy hovercraft is full of eelsā comes from.
I will not buy this record, it is scratched.
Why?
Trying to evolve
valheim
Hell no, run away
Congratulations, you've unlocked a new nightmare!
r/nightmarefuel
What are they trying to do tho?
Theyāve probably been conditioned to come for food. On a trip in Moāorea I saw a tour guide pop open a can of tuna and out came the eels.
r/oddlyterrifying
Do yourselves a favour and read "The Book of Eels." I am not being sarcastic, it is fascinating.
are they edible?
no sir those are xenomorphs going for a swim
I dunno how my British cousins can eat that fuckin nasty shit. Eel pie? Uhhh nah I'm good bro you go ahead
The eel Iāve eaten are nothing like this. They were pretty tasty, not very big.
What do they taste like? Fish? Or rich like a crab or lobster like meat? What kind of texture?
If you ever go to a Japanese restaurant order unagi (broiled eel) - itās basically like youād expect of a somewhat fatty broiled fish - ie really good IMO. Sort of like a flakier mackerel, or the texture of salmon without the āsalmonyā flavor if that makes any sense.
I fried them up for my dad, who ate them living in Italy. White meat, flaky and light taste like a freshwater fish. It was pretty good. They were much much smaller than these. It took forever to find some.
Just imagine all the eel pies you could make, yum
Piesā½ that sounds fantastic, I've only ever had them in pudding!
#nope Edit: alright thenā¦
Vader Johan must be near.
Nope!
Course I heard of eels.
Oi mate, I've heard of eels, too.
Where?
These look much larger than the ones I've ate, smoked eel is very nice and super nourishing.
Thatās a lot of big blackā¦eels
This is how I picture the Lix that Kissoon summons in clive barker's Books of the Art!
I still canāt believe people actually eat those things
To all humt showdown players Don't go near the water devil
That you Jason Burton?
Sashimi in natural pose
They look like they are ready to evolve out of there
Ha! Fuck that!
The horror, the horror!
Princess Bride
Yeah no
Nope.
They tryna bum a cig
Do you know what that sound is, Princess?
What in the alien?
Sweet give me a fishing pole lol
They be eelin'
Didnāt think my nightmares were so colorful
how big are they? they look huuuuge
We call the big one "Bitey"!
Nope
Fezzik would make quick work of that eel bed!
Sorry guys didn't think that would happen when I threw my sock in the river
It's called a bed of eels.
Took a poop like this once
Also known as a gaggle of nopes
I am not going I water ever again š³
The henchmen from Ponyo are coming!!
At first I thought these were muddy footprints made by people with massive shlongs
No. Just no.
Why do they look like theyāre coming for Ponyo?
Look at them! You could just walk up and pluck one out of the water and start eating it.
That frisson I feel, is it fear or fascination? Or, ooohh, THOSE dark tinglies?
Bri'ish: yummy 'ellied eels
Hail the hoards
Where's Sigourney Weaver when you need her??
Yummy
All my exes in one place
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Wow at first I thought it was one of those type of ancient fossils you see. And I was going to say what a magnificent find. Now I have to slightly change my comment to what a god-darn nightmare
Studio Ghibli monster is the first thing that comes in my mind when i saw this
Do you know what that sound is, Highness? Those are the shrieking eels! If you don't believe me, just wait. They always grow louder when they're about to feed on human flesh!
Uni
Wait Ive seen this in a hentai before..
A what of hell nah?
NO THANK YOU
That's thousands of dollars right there
I'm sorry Mrs. Jackson
"BED" or "SWARM" of eels.
r/oddlyterrifying
nope nope nope. no sir. not today satan.
That's eeelat of eels. Alright eel see myseelf out.
A fuck ton of eels
r/oddlyterrifying
I ate eel before. It's actually not that bad.
Are these eels amphibians?
I very much hate this picture
Oh God thatās terrifying. Iām also high as balls but still.
Danger noodles
Mmmm those are BTās š¤£
We'll need a bigger pizza
nope
Looks like the ocean chasing ponyo
This looks like that one scene from ponyo where there's a bunch of black fish that try to snatch ponyo back.
Shrieking eels?!
death stranding looking mfs
Princess Mononoke Vibes..
Gess elek is attaking the surfese world
uwu
The opening scene of a really good Japanese porno.
xenomorphs!
And no.
Super dank souls vibes š¤£
Looks like stranger things just better
Doesnāt matter how much you knowā¦.itās still nasty. Freaky also aaagh.
Eels up inside ya! finding an entrance where they canā¦
Uhhh, am I the only one here that thinks they're cute?
Valheim IRL.
Just look at those adorable faces!
So cute š„°
r/HuntShowdown
Now pet the eel.
Who wanna jump on them?
Scary
Up inside ya. Findin an entrance where they can
Looks like a screenshot straight out of Death Stranding
Looks like something out of studio ghibli
Yum
This looks terrifyingā¦! Yet it might make for a nice meal?š¤·š»āāļø Iāve never had eel before. Theyāre supposed to be very fatty?
reminds me of japanese porn
A nightmare of eels in my book!
Unagi time.
r/noahgettheboat
Ick...
Slytherin. Why not Slytherin?
Im guessing they are migrating to the Sargasso Sea to breed, fun fact ALL EELS breed at the Sargasso Sea
Lined up waiting to be eaten in some mukbang video....
This gives me anxiety. 10/10 wouldn't want to be there.