What do you call a large group of biters?
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 11:48 pm
Ok, so it’s a swarm of bees; a colony of ants; a gaggle of geese, etc. But what is the proper designation for a “mouthful” of biters?
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Re: What do you call a large group of biters?
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 11:55 pm
A Gnaw?
Re: What do you call a large group of biters?
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 12:18 am
An annoyance of biters? 
Re: What do you call a large group of biters?
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 12:39 am
The collective noun for cockroaches is an "intrusion".
I think it fits well.
An intrusion of biters.
I think it fits well.
An intrusion of biters.
Re: What do you call a large group of biters?
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 12:40 am
Unit Group 
Re: What do you call a large group of biters?
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 12:41 am
"Watch out for that flock!"
"Watch out for that horde!"
"Watch out for that murder!"
"Watch out for that gaggle.. ??!"
"Watch out for that horde!"
"Watch out for that murder!"
"Watch out for that gaggle.. ??!"
Re: What do you call a large group of biters?
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 12:48 am
gaggle of geese ? why don't we learn that kind of english at school is beyond me. It's sounds funny only to me ? i was interested about the "etc" and also needed to do some research to propose appropriate classification for this alien wildlife . You can find the sources in the spoiler ( a congress of baboons 
), but from my observation and this newly acquired vocabulary, i think i would describe some groups as forming some "flocks of biters" , sometimes "colonies" . Definitly "ambush of biters", and "horde of biters" were considered. Also historical sources mention the existence of "fesnyng of biters" but this can only be found in very old text since no-one know how to prononce that word anymore
), but from my observation and this newly acquired vocabulary, i think i would describe some groups as forming some "flocks of biters" , sometimes "colonies" . Definitly "ambush of biters", and "horde of biters" were considered. Also historical sources mention the existence of "fesnyng of biters" but this can only be found in very old text since no-one know how to prononce that word anymore
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Re: What do you call a large group of biters?
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 4:33 am
I once played a game with Alien Loot Economy up and running.
I deliberately left biter nests up and running, within my pollution cloud, to gather the alien ores left behind by biters.
Watching them gather before the assault, they just gathered up into a giant ball. Since that ball always melted to my defenses, I refer to them either as a “biter ball” or a “biter snowball”.
This was towards the end of 0.16 - another of the mods I was using in that game was never updated for 0.17, let alone 0.18.
I deliberately left biter nests up and running, within my pollution cloud, to gather the alien ores left behind by biters.
Watching them gather before the assault, they just gathered up into a giant ball. Since that ball always melted to my defenses, I refer to them either as a “biter ball” or a “biter snowball”.
This was towards the end of 0.16 - another of the mods I was using in that game was never updated for 0.17, let alone 0.18.
Re: What do you call a large group of biters?
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 6:26 am
In French, I'd call it vague (wave) or raz-de-marée (tidal wave/tsunami).
Or a zerg rush, because obvious reasons.
Or a zerg rush, because obvious reasons.
Re: What do you call a large group of biters?
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 7:05 am
A rush of Biters or a wave of Biters seems appropriate.
Re: What do you call a large group of biters?
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 7:43 pm
Re: What do you call a large group of biters?
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 8:06 pm
I must admit I am a tad disappointed no one has yet come up with the rather obvious: "target"
Re: What do you call a large group of biters?
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 10:15 pm
I would call it "notable iron and copper expenditure"
Re: What do you call a large group of biters?
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 4:35 am
I clicked on this thread expecting a punchline and was disappointed 