Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "ƙungiya" ita ce aikin gunaguni, wanda ke nufin ƙaramar sauti, maras sani, ci gaba, kamar raɗawar ƙungiyar mutane ko satar ganye a cikin iska. Sai dai kuma ana amfani da kalmar ne wajen bayyana al’amarin da ke tattare da babban garke na tsuntsaye, musamman taurari, suna shawagi tare a cikin tsari mai hade-hade, suna samar da sifofi masu sarkakiya a cikin sararin sama wadanda ake ganin suna ta haki da gudana kamar wata halitta mai rai. Don haka, a cikin mahallin tsuntsaye, kalmar "gurguwa" tana nufin dabi'ar gama-garin gungun tsuntsaye a cikin jirgin, inda suke motsawa kuma su canza alkibla kusan lokaci guda, kamar dai halittu guda ne.