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CS Lewis coined the term, according to https://people.howstuffworks.com/shrewdness-apes-collective-...

Owls don't flock, so a collective term for them is pointless.

ydlr on Oct 5, 2020 [–]

> Owls don't flock, so a collective term for them is pointless.

That just makes me enjoy the term even more.

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