Definition

Noun: A clowder is a collective term for a group of domestic cats. It is the specific word used to describe multiple cats gathered together.

Examples

• We saw a clowder of cats sunning themselves on the barn roof.
• The neighborhood clowder gathers every evening near the old oak tree.
• She cares for a small clowder of stray cats in her backyard.

Advanced Usage

• The term is used in formal or literary contexts, similar to a "pride" of lions or a "murder" of crows. In everyday conversation, people often simply say "a group of cats" or "a bunch of cats."
• It can be used humorously or affectionately to describe a household with many cats.
  • With five felines, their home is less a house and more a clowder.

Variants and Related Words

• Clutter (noun): An alternative, though less common, collective noun for a group of cats.
• Glaring (noun): Another, even rarer, collective term for cats.

Synonyms

• Group of cats
• Colony (often used for feral or stray cats living together)

Noun

1. a group of cats