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  1. A number of animals

    flock, drove, pack, brood, swarm, lot, bevy, covey, gaggle, nest, brood, flight, school, clan; see also gathering.

  2. Disparaging term for common people

    rabble, mob, multitude, the masses, hoi polloi; see also crowd 1, people 3.

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