Gender is a range of characteristics of femininity and masculinity. Grammatical gender is defined as a system of noun classification. In languages with grammatical gender, every noun must pertain to one category called gender. The different genders form a closed set of usually 2 or 3 divisions, in which all the nouns are included. Very few items can belong to several classes at once. Common gender divisions include: masculine, feminine, neuter, animate, or inanimate.
Animal Name | Feminine Gender | Masculine Gender |
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Aardvark | sow | boar |
Alligator | cow | bull |
American Bison(Buffalo) | cow | bull |
Ant | queen, worker, gyne | drone |
Anteater | sow | boar |
Antelope | doe | buck |
Armadillo | sow | boar |
Ass/Donkey | jenny | jack |
Badger | sow | boar |
Bear | sow, She-bear | boar, He-bear |
Bee | queen, worker | drone |
Bison | cow | bull |
Buffalo | cow | bull |
Bush baby | queen | king, drake |
Camel | cow | bull |
Cat | molly, queen, pussy | tom |
Cattle | cow | bull |
Chamois | doe | bull |
Chicken | hen, pullet | rooster, cock(-erel) |
Chimpanzee | empress | blackback |
Chinchilla | velvet, sow | boar, bull |
Coyote | bitch | dog |
Crab | hen | cock, jimmy |
Crocodile | cow | bull |
Deer | doe, hind, cow | buck, stag, bull,hart (red deer) |
Dinosaur | cow | bull |
Dog | bitch, dam | dog, stud, sire |
Dolphin | cow | bull |
Dove | hen | cock |
Dragonfly | queen | king, drake |
Duck -see also Mallard | duck, hen | drake |
Dugong | cow | bull |
Echidna | sow | boar |
Eland | cow | bull |
Elephant | cow | bull |
Elephant seal | cow | bull |
Elk (wapiti) | cow | bull |
Falcon | falcon | tiercel, tercel, terzel |
Ferret | jill | hob |
Finch | hen | cock |
Fox | vixen | tod, dog, dog fox, reynard |
Gaur | cow | bull |
Gazelle | cow | bull |
Gerbil | doe | buck |
Giant Panda | sow | boar |
Giraffe | cow | bull, sire |
Gnu | cow | bull |
Goat | nanny, doe, doeling | billy, buck,buckling |
Goose | goose | gander |
Guinea fowl | hen | cock |
Guinea pig | sow | boar |
Gull | hen | cock |
Hamster | doe | buck |
Hare | doe, jill | buck, jack |
Hawk | hen | tiercel |
Hedgehog | sow | boar |
Heron | hen | cock |
Hippopotamus | cow | bull |
Hornet | queen | drone |
Horse | mare, dam | stallion, stud |
Human | woman | man |
Hummingbird | hen | cock |
Hyena | bitch | dog |
Jay, Blue | hen | cock |
Jellyfish | sow | boar |
Kangaroo | flyer, doe, jill, roo | boomer, buck,jack |
Koala | doe | buck |
Komodo dragon | cow, hen | bull, cock |
Kouprey | cow | bull |
Kudu | cow | bull |
Lark | hen | cock |
Lemur | princess | dictator |
Leopard | leopardess | leopard, prowl, spot (has been proposed) |
Lion | lioness | lion |
Llama | hembra | macho |
Lobster | hen | cock |
Lyrebird | hen | cock |
Magpie | hen | cock |
Mallard | hen | drake |
Manatee | cow | bull |
Mink | sow | boar |
Mole | sow | boar |
Moose | cow | bull |
Mouse | doe | buck |
Mule | molly, mare mule | john, horse mule |
Nightingale | hen | cock |
Okapi | cow | bull |
Opossum | jill | jack |
Ostrich | hen | cock |
Otter | sow | boar |
Ox | cow | bull, steer |
Parrot | hen | cock |
Partridge | hen, chantelle | cock |
Peafowl | peahen | peacock |
Pheasant | hen | cock |
Pig | sow | boar |
Pigeon | hen | cock |
Pony | mare | stallion |
Porcupine | sow | boar |
Porpoise | cow | bull |
Prairie Dog | sow | boar |
Quail | hen | cock |
Quelea | hen | cock |
Rabbit | doe, jill | buck, jack |
Raccoon | sow | boar |
Rail | reeve | ruff |
Ram | ewe | ram |
Rat | doe, cow | buck, bull |
Red deer | hind | stag |
Red panda | sow | boar |
Reindeer(caribou) | cow | bull |
Rhinoceros | cow | bull |
Salamander | sow | boar |
Sea lion | cow | bull |
Seahorse | seamare | seastallion |
Seal | cow | bull |
Seastar | hen | cock |
Sheep | ewe, dam | ram, buck |
Shrew | sow | boar |
Skunk | sow | boar |
Snail | n/a | n/a |
Spider | Spider | Spider |
Squid | hen | cock |
Squirrel | doe | buck |
Swan | pen | cob |
Tapir | cow | bull |
Tarsier | doe | buck |
Termite | cow | bull |
Tiger | tigress | tiger |
Turkey | hen | tom, gobbler, stag, jake (immature) |
Vicuña | cow, señorita | bull, señor |
Wallaby | jill | jack |
Walrus | cow | bull |
Wasp -see also Bee | queen, worker | drone |
Water buffalo | cow | bull |
Weasel | bitch, doe, jill | buck, dog, hub, jack |
Whale | cow | bull |
Wolf | bitch, she-wolf | dog |
Wombat | jill | jack |
Wren | cow | bull |
Yak | cow | bull |
Zebra | mare | stallion |