badling
/ˈbadlɪŋ/noun rare
A group of ducks: a badling of ducks is out in full force...
- These bird tracks in the snow were left by a badling of ducks.
- We had a wonderful visitor, or should I say a badling of visitors? So glad Mama Duck stopped by to show off her babies.
- The tunnel was full with a badling of ducks which all took flight upon our approach.
Origin
Late Middle English (in a medieval glossary of collective terms): probably either a variant of paddling or derived from babble.