Physiology: Animal Function and ReproductionReproduction |
What names are used for male and female animals? |
Numerous names are attached to male and female animals—from domesticated to wild. The following chart lists some of the male and female names for specific animal groups:
Animal |
Male name |
Female name |
Alligator |
Bull |
Cow |
Ant |
Drone |
Queen |
Ass |
Jack, jackass |
Jenny |
Bear |
Boar or he-bear |
Sow or she-bear |
Bee |
Drone |
queen or queen bee (the worker bees are also females) |
Camel |
Bull |
Cow |
Caribou |
Bull, stag, or hart |
Cow or doe |
Cat |
Tom, tomcat, gib, pussy, or queen |
Tabby, grimalkin, malkin, boarcat, ramcat, or gibeat |
Chicken |
Rooster, cock, stag, |
Hen, partlet, or biddy or chanticleer |
Cougar |
Tom or lion |
Lioness, she-lion, or pantheress |
Coyote |
Dog |
Bitch |
Deer |
Buck or stag |
Doe |
Dog |
Dog |
Bitch |
Duck |
Drake or stag |
Duck |
Fox |
Fox, dog-fox, stag, |
Vixen, bitch, or she-fox reynard, or renard |
Giraffe |
Bull |
Cow |
Goat |
Buck, billy, billie, or |
She-goat, nanny, nannie, billie-goat or nannie-goat |
Goose |
Gander or stag |
Goose or dame |
Guinea pig |
Boar |
Sow |
Horse |
Stallion, stag, horse, |
Mare or dam stable horse, sire, or rig |
Impala |
Ram |
Ewe |
Kangaroo |
Buck |
Doe |
Leopard |
Leopard |
Leopardess |
Lion |
Lion or tom |
Lioness or she-lion |
Lobster |
Cock |
Hen |
Manatee |
Bull |
Cow |
Mink |
Boar |
Sow |
Moose |
Bull |
Cow |
Mule |
Stallion or jackass |
She-ass or mare |
Ostrich |
Cock |
Hen |
Otter |
Dog |
Bitch |
Ox |
Ox, beef, steer, or bullock |
Cow or beef |
Partridge |
Cock |
Hen |
Peacock |
Peacock |
Peahen |
Pigeon |
Cock |
Hen |
Quail |
Cock |
Hen |
Rabbit |
Buck |
Doe |
Reindeer |
Buck |
Doe |
Robin |
Cock |
Hen |
Seal |
Bull |
Cow |
Sheep |
Buck, ram, male-sheep, or mutton |
Ewe or dam |
Swan |
Cob |
Pen |
Termite |
King |
Queen |
Tiger |
Tiger |
Tigress |
Turkey |
Gobbler or tom |
Hen |
Walrus |
Bull |
Cow |
Whale |
Bull |
Cow |
Woodchuck |
He-chuck |
She-chuck |
Zebra |
Stallion |
Mare |