A collective noun is a word used to describe a group of animals, and the main collective noun for Mallards is a flush, a pudding, a suit, a sute, or a sord. A flush is a group of Mallards that take off in flight, a pudding is a group of Mallards on the ground, a suit is a group of Mallards in the water, a sute is a group of Mallards in the air, and a sord is a group of Mallards on the ground.
The etymology of these collective nouns for Mallards is derived from the Middle English word “flusche”, which means “to fly”.
