The normal collective nouns for elephants are herd, memory or parade, but according to the Oxford English Dictionary, troop is defined as "a group of people or animals of a particular kind" so therefore it would not be incorrect to refer to a group of elephants as a troop.
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The standard collective nous for elephants are:
The noun 'family' is a suitable collective noun for elephants since elephants usually travel in family groups. The standard collective nous for elephants are: a herd of elephants a memory of elephants a parade of elephants a flock of elephants
The collective nouns for (six) elephants in a jungle are:a herd of elephantsa memory of elephantsa parade of elephantsa crash of elephants
No, the noun elephant is a singular, common, concrete noun, a word for a type of animal.A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole.Collective nouns for elephants are a herd of elephants, a memory of elephants, a parade of elephants.
When a collective noun is the subject of a sentence or a clause, a singular collective noun takes a verb for the singular; a plural collective noun takes a verb for the plural.Examples:A herd of elephants was at the river's edge. (singular)Herds of elephants were converging at the river's edge. (plural)
Collective nouns for buffaloes are a herd of buffaloes, a gang of buffaloes, or a obstinacy of buffaloes. Collective nouns for elephants are a herd of elephants, a parade of elephants, or a memory of elephants.