Animal Gender: Names of Male and Female Animals

Have you ever wondered what the gender name of an animal is, that you have come across sometime your life? Sometimes when people are not certain of the gender name of an animal, the animal is often referred to as ?she? and ?he? or the more common gender pronouns ?male? and ?female?. For some animals it is easy to differentiate if they are male or female not by their sex organ but by their size, color, sound etc. For example, males are generally smaller in many species of fishes and birds. Male birds are usually more colorful than their female counterpart so as to attract them.



An animal being male and female (which is genetically determined by the presence or absence of certain chromosomes) plays an important role in the continued existence of its respective specie by a process called sexual reproduction. This process involves the joining of male sex cells (male gamete, or sperm) and female sex cells (female gamete, the egg or ovum). Thus, to carry on their species, organisms must pass their genetic instructions on to the next generation - to their babies or young ones.



Some time ago we looked at some related topics such as: What group of animals are called, What animals sounds are called, The names of animals and their young, What group of people are called and What group of birds are called. In this week?s article the list below shows the names of some animals along with their corresponding male and female names.

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A

alligator

Male: bull

Female: cow



alpaca

Male: stallion

Female:



ant

Male: gyne

Female: queen



anteater

Male: male

Female: female



antelope

Male: buck

Female: doe



ape

Male: male

Female: female



armadillo

Male: male

Female: female



ass

Male: dicky, jackass

Female: jenny, she-ass

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B

baboon

Male: male

Female: female



badger

Male: boar

Female: sow



bat

Male: male

Female: female



bear

Male: boar

Female: sow, ursa



bee

Male: drone

Female: queen, queen-bee, worker



beetle

Male: male

Female: female



bird (general)

Male: cock

Female: hen



bison

Male: bull

Female: cow



bittern

Male: cock

Female: hen



boar

Male: boar

Female: sow



buffalo

Male: bull

Female: cow



butterfly

Male: male

Female: female



buzzard

Male: cock

Female: hen

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C

camel

Male: bull, stallion

Female: cow, mare



cat

Male: tom, tomcat, gib, gib-cat

Female: puss, queen, tabby



cattle

Male: bull

Female: cow



cheetah

Male: male

Female: female



chicken

Male: cock, rooster

Female: biddy, hen



chimpanzee

Male: male

Female: female



cockroach

Male: male

Female: female



cod

Male: male

Female: female



coot

Male: cock

Female: hen



coyote

Male: dog

Female: bitch, gyp



crane

Male: cock

Female: hen



crocodile

Male: bull

Female: cow

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D

deer

Male: buck, hart, stag

Female: doe, hind, roe, teg



dog

Male: dog

Female: bitch



dolphin

Male: bull

Female: cow



donkey

Male: dicky, jack, jack-ass

Female: jennet, jenny, she-ass



dove

Male: cock

Female: hen



duck

Male: drake

Female: duck

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E

eagle

Male: male

Female: female



eel

Male: male

Female: female



elephant

Male: bull

Female: cow, koomkie



elk

Male: bull

Female: cow

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F

falcon

Male: tercel, terzel

Female: falcon



ferret

Male: dog, hob, buck, jack

Female: doe, jill, bitch



finch

Male: cock

Female: hen



flamingo

Male: cock

Female: hen



fly

Male: male

Female: female



fox

Male: dog, reynard, vix

Female: vixen



frog

Male: male

Female: female

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G

gerbil

Male: buck

Female: doe



giraffe

Male: bull

Female: cow, doe



gnat

Male: male

Female: female



gnu

Male: bull

Female: cow



goat

Male: billy, buck

Female: doe, nanny



goldfinch

Male: cock

Female: hen



goose

Male: gander, steg

Female: dame, goose



gorilla

Male: male

Female: female



greyhound

Male: dog

Female: bitch



grouse

Male: cock, gorcock

Female: hen, gorhen



guinea pig

Male: boar, buck

Female: doe, sow



gull

Male: cock

Female: hen

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H

hamster

Male: buck

Female: doe



hare

Male: buck, jack

Female: doe, jill, puss



hawk

Male: tiercel

Female: haggard, hen



hedgehog

Male: boar

Female: sow



heron

Male: cock

Female: hen



hippopotamus

Male: bull

Female: cow



hog

Male: boar

Female: gilt, sow



horse

Male: sire, stallion, stud

Female: dam, mare



Human

Male: man

Female: woman



hummingbird

Male: cock

Female: hen



hyena

Male: dog

Female: bitch

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I

impala

Male: buck

Female: doe

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J

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K

kangaroo

Male: boomer, buck, jack

Female: doe, flyer, jill, roo



koala

Male: male

Female: female

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L

lark

Male: cock

Female: hen



lemur

Male: male

Female: female



leopard

Male: leopard

Female: leopardess



lion

Male: lion

Female: lioness



llama

Male: male

Female: female



lobster

Male: cock

Female: hen



locust

Male: male

Female: female

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M

magpie

Male: cock

Female: hen



mallard

Male: drake

Female: duck



manatee

Male: bull

Female: cow



mink

Male: boar

Female: sow



mole

Male: male

Female: female



monkey

Male: male

Female: female



moose

Male: bull

Female: cow



mosquito

Male: male

Female: female



mouse

Male: buck

Female: doe



mule

Male: jack

Female: hinney

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N

nighthawk

Male: cock

Female: hen



nightingale

Male: cock

Female: hen

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O

opossum

Male: jack

Female: jill



ostrich

Male: cock

Female: hen



otter

Male: male

Female: female



ox

Male: bull, steer

Female: cow

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P

panda

Male: boar

Female: sow



parrot

Male: cock

Female: hen



partridge

Male: cock

Female: chantrelle, hen



pelican

Male: cock

Female: hen



penguin

Male: male

Female: female



pig

Male: barrow, boar, hog

Female: gilt, sow



pheasant

Male: cock

Female: hen



pigeon

Male: cock

Female: hen



polar bear

Male: bear

Female: sow



polecat

Male: hob

Female: jill



porcupine

Male: boar

Female: sow



porpoise

Male: bull

Female: cow



possum

Male: jack

Female: jill



prairie dog

Male: boar

Female: sow

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Q

quail

Male: cock

Female: hen

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R

rabbit

Male: buck

Female: doe



raccoon

Male: boar

Female: sow



rat

Male: buck

Female: doe



raven

Male: cock

Female: hen



reindeer

Male: bull

Female: cow



rhinoceros

Male: bull

Female: cow



rook

Male: cock

Female: hen

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S

salmon

Male: jack

Female: hen, raun



seal

Male: bull

Female: cow, matka



sea lion

Male: bull

Female: cow, matka



shark

Male: bull

Female: female



sheep

Male: ram, tup, wether

Female: ewe



skunk

Male: boar

Female:



snake

Male: male

Female: female



snipe

Male: cock

Female: hen



sparrow

Male: cock

Female: hen



spider

Male: male

Female: female



squirrel

Male: buck

Female: doe



starling

Male: cock

Female: hen



stork

Male: cock

Female: hen



swallow

Male: cock

Female: hen



swan

Male: cob

Female: pen

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T

termite

Male: king, male

Female: queen, female



tiger

Male: tiger

Female: tigress



toad

Male: male

Female: female



trout

Male: jack

Female: shedder



turkey

Male: gobbler, tom, jack (young)

Female: jen, jenny (young)



turtle

Male: male

Female: female



turtle dove

Male: cock

Female: hen

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U

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V

viper

Male: male

Female: female

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W

wallaby

Male: jack

Female: jill



walrus

Male: bull

Female: cow



wasp

Male: drone

Female: queen, worker



weasel

Male: buck, dog, hob, jack

Female: bitch, doe, jill



whale

Male: bull

Female: cow



widgeon

Male: drake

Female: duck



wild boar

Male: boar

Female: sow



wolf

Male: dog, he-wolf

Female: bitch, she-wolf



wombat

Male: jack

Female: jill



woodchuck

Male: he-chuck

Female: she-chuck



woodcock

Male: rooster

Female: hen



woodpecker

Male: cock

Female: hen



wren

Male: jenny

Female: jennywren

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X

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Y

yak

Male: bull

Female: cow, dri, nak

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Z

zebra

Male: stallion

Female: mare

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Related Articles:

Collective Nouns for Birds - What Group Of Birds Are Called

The Names of Animals and their Youngs

Collective Nouns of People

What Group Of Animals Are Called

What Animal Sounds Are Called

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