What is the most commonly used traditional collective noun for a group of owls?
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A parliament
The term 'parliament' for owls likely gained popularity from C.S. Lewis's 'The Chronicles of Narnia,' though the association of owls with wisdom dates back to the Greek goddess Athena. While this is the most common collective noun, a group of owls can also be poetically referred to as a 'stare' or a 'wisdom.'
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