In Brazilian Portuguese, “gato” is slang for “handsome”.

It means a female cat /she -cat. It also means a pretty girl. it’s widely used in Brazilian Portuguese.

If you are talking about a handsome man, you can say gatinho. Of course literally it means “little cat or kitten” but in slang it can be a term of endearment (like “puppy”, or “bunny” or “baby” or slightly racier meaning “sex kitten”, “coquette” (gatinha in the feminine).

The word “kitten” derives from the Middle English word kitoun, which in turn came from the Old French chitoun or cheton. Juvenile big cats are called “cubs” rather than kittens; either term (but usually more commonly “kitten”) may be used for the young of smaller wild felids, such as ocelots, caracals, and lynxes.

Like many other baby animals born to the same mama, a group of kittens is commonly called a “litter.” They can also be called a “kindle,” and this term refers specifically to kittens rather than any random group of baby animals.

In truth, the most common collective noun for a group of newborn kittens is “litter”! This term began as a reference to the many offspring produced by certain animals, such as pigs and cats, in a single birthing — “littering” the bed with babies.

A group of cats is called a clowder.

What is a group of tigers called? A group of tigers is called an ambush. There are six subspecies of Panthera tigris: Amur or Siberian, Sumatran, Malayan, North Indochinese, Bengal, and South China or Amoy.

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What is the name (collective noun) for a group of Koalas? They are fairly solitary creatures, although they do like to be living in overlapping home ranges in bushland with other Koalas. We usually call these groups ‘Koala populations’ or ‘Koala colonies’.

The most common collective nouns for a group of fish in general are school and shoal. Both the words have evolved from the same common Dutch root ‘schole’ meaning a troop or crowd.

• Wolves: a pack.

You probably know that a group of wolves is called a pack, or that a group of puppies is called a litter, but there are many collective nouns for animals that are much less well-known, and frankly very strange.

A group of frogs is called an “army.”

Flock, pod, troop, gaggle, pack, tribe.

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Did you know that a group of butterflies is called a kaleidoscope, a swarm or a flutter?

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Answer: A group of pigs is called a drift or drove. A group of young pigs is called a litter. A group of hogs is called a passel or team.

Merpeople are thought of as half fish, half human. If mermaids were fish, a group of them would be called a school. If they were classed as humans, they’d be called a tribe. But perhaps they’re sea mammals, similar to dolphins, where a group of them are called pods.

Merfolk (mermaids and mermen) are, of course, the marine version of half-human, half-animal legends that have captured human imagination for ages. In some legends from Scotland and Wales mermaids befriended — and even married — humans.

Take a look at some of the beautiful mermaid names – we can absolutely see why parents love them.

• Ariel – The Little Mermaid.
• Ava – River goddess.
• Adella – Ariels older sister.
• Azalea – Mermaid statue in Norfolk, Virginia.
• Brizo – Greek goddess of sailors.
• Coralia – Mermaid name from an 18th-century ballet.

dray, scurry. tigers. streak. whales. pod, gam, herd.