May 19, 2007 at 12:23 pm group of cats is called a clowder akshully also is archaic form of clutter and thus more ellygant, forsooth. From Wordnik.com. [In ur yardz… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
How about a 'clutter' or 'cluster', 'clowder' or a 'glaring'. From Wordnik.com. [Behind the News] Reference
It also has fun facts – Did you know a group of kittens is called a ‘kindle’ and a group of cats a ‘clowder’?. From Wordnik.com. [August 30th, 2004] Reference
Some examples: A shrewdness of apes, cete of badgers, army of caterpillars, knot of toads, unkindness of ravens, or a clowder of cats. link. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: March 28, 2004 - April 3, 2004 Archives] Reference
Participants were required to rearrange the panels of the not-so-sequential art to put them in narrative order -- and ultimately had to "do the math" and count a clowder of cartoon cats. From Wordnik.com. [POST HUNT: When a comic strip stands between you and $2K] Reference
Maybe it had no reason to fear me, but why didn't it show any fear of a clowder that had slaughtered so many of its peers?. From Wordnik.com. [CUUMBAYA] Reference
Foolishly, they grossly over-estimated their appeal by booking the 02, only for the top tier to be curtained off and there being enough room for everyone to swing a clowder of cats downstairs. From Wordnik.com. [Evening Standard - Home] Reference
Since the death of his beloved wife Joan in 2003, Leigh Fermor, known to everyone as Leigh Fermor, has lived here alone in his own Elysium with only an ever-growing clowder of darting, mewing, paw-licking cats for company. From Wordnik.com. Reference
A clowder of cats. From Wordnik.com. [Rambles at starchamber.com » Blog Archive » An absurdity of animal plurals] Reference
Dis be cassie purr, one ob da spokeskits ob da TenHouseCat clowder…. no, we do NOT really habe TenHouseCats….. haben’t had only TenHouseCats in years, just who wants to go changing dere screen name and emeow addys alla time, enyway?. From Wordnik.com. [We’ve Moved to Wordpress.com – server now unmeltzord - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
Simon says:: A clowder of bloggers. From Wordnik.com. [Rum, Romanism and Rebellion] Reference
She the fourth kitteh to be added to our clowder. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
Did you know that a group of cats is called a clowder?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-11-01] Reference
A clowder?. From Wordnik.com. [Kitty facts] Reference
A group of cats is called a clowder. From Wordnik.com. [Answerbag: Latest Questions in Question Categories] Reference
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