Shoal
nOne word substitutionSSC PYQ × 10शोल
A large number of fish swimming together
मछलियों का झुंड
A shoal of small fish moved with the current.
The shoal scattered when the net came down.
Daily use: Machhliyon ka shoal dikha.
Shoal में school सुनिए। जैसे school में बच्चे झुंड में चलते हैं, वैसे मछलियाँ भी झुंड में तैरती हैं। मछलियों का बड़ा झुंड = shoal, जिसे school भी कहते हैं।
Hear SCHOOL in SHOAL. Children move in a group at school, and fish move in a group too, so a large group of fish swimming together is a shoal, also called a school.
Collective noun: shoal (मछली), herd (मवेशी), flock (भेड़/पक्षी), pack (भेड़िए), swarm (मधुमक्खी), pride (शेर), litter (शावक) — साथ आते हैं।
A favourite collective-noun question: shoal (fish), herd (cattle), flock (sheep or birds), pack (wolves), swarm (bees), pride (lions) and litter (young animals) are offered together.