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Term of venery: A collective noun used to denote specific groupings of individual animal species.

Follow for a term of venery (aka animal grouping name, aka collective noun) each day.

Some notes:
* An animal can have multiple terms of venery.
* Terms of venery are more poetic than scientific. They are not a matter of grammar, just a fun English quirk.
* Terms of venery are not just for animals, people and things can have them, too.
* Some are old (15th century), some are newer.

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DeSantis’ general counsel, Ryan Newman, responded that the term means “the belief there are systemic injustices in American society and the need to address them.”