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Terms for Female, Male, and Baby Animals
| Animal |
Female
| Male |
Young |
| Alligator |
cow |
bull |
hatchling |
| Ant |
queen, princess, worker |
prince, drone |
antling |
| Antelope |
cow |
bull |
calf, fawn, kid, yearling |
| Ass |
jenny |
jack, jackass |
foal |
| Badger |
cow |
boar |
cub |
| Bear |
sow, she-bear, ursa |
boar, he-bear |
cub |
| Beaver |
female |
male |
kit, kitten, pup |
| Bee |
queen, queen-bee, worker |
drone |
larva |
| Bird |
hen |
cock |
nestling, hatchling, chick |
| Bison |
bull |
cow |
calf |
| Boar (wild) |
sow |
boar |
boarlet, piglet, shoat, farrow |
| Bobcat |
female |
male |
kitten, cub |
| Buffalo |
cow |
bull |
calf, yearling, spike-bull |
| Camel |
cow |
bull |
calf, colt |
| Canary |
hen |
cock |
chick |
| Caribou |
cow, doe |
bull, stag, hart |
calf, fawn |
| Cat |
tabby, queen |
tom, tomcat, gib |
clutter, clowder, litter (young born to one female), kindle (kittens) |
| Cattle |
cow |
bull |
calf, stot, yearling, heifer (f), bullcalf (m) |
| Chicken |
hen, partlet, biddy |
cock, rooster, stag |
chick, chicken, poult, cockerel, pullet |
| Cicada |
female |
male |
nymph |
| Cod |
female |
male |
codling, scrod, sprag |
| Cougar |
lioness, she-lion, pantheress |
tom, lion |
kitten, cub |
| Coyote |
bitch |
dog |
whelp, pup |
| Crocodile |
cow |
bull |
hatchling |
| Deer |
hind, doe |
buck, stag |
fawn |
| Dog |
bitch |
dog |
whelp, puppy |
| Dolphin |
cow |
bull |
calf, pup |
| Dove |
hen |
cock |
pigeon, squab |
| Duck |
duck |
drake |
duckling, flapper |
| Eagle |
female |
male |
eaglet, fledgling |
| Echidna |
female |
male |
puggle |
| Eel |
female |
male |
fry, elver |
| Elephant |
cow |
bull |
calf |
| Elk |
cow |
bull |
calf |
| Ferret |
hob |
jill |
kit |
| Fish |
female |
male |
fry, fingerling, minnow, spawn |
| Fly |
female |
male |
grub, maggot |
| Fox |
vixen, bitch, she-fox |
fox, dog-fox, stag, reynard |
kit, cub, pup |
| Frog |
female |
male |
polliwog, tadpole, froglet |
| Giraffe |
cow |
bull |
calf |
| Goat |
nanny, she-goat, nannie, nannie-goat, does |
billy, buck, billie-goat, he-goat |
kid |
| Goose |
goose, dame |
gander, stag |
gosling |
| Gorilla |
grayback (mature) |
blackback (young 8-10 years), silverback (mature) |
infant |
| Grouse |
hen, gorhen |
cock, gorcock |
chick, poult, squealer, cheeper |
| Guinea pig |
sow |
boar |
pup |
| Hare |
jill |
jack |
levert |
| Hawk |
hen |
tiercel |
eyas |
| Hedgehog |
sow |
boar |
pup, piglet |
| Hippopotamus |
cow |
bull |
calf |
| Horse |
mare (over 4 years) |
stallion (over 4 years) |
foal, filly (f), colt (m) |
| Impala |
ewe |
ram |
baby impala |
| Kangaroo |
doe |
buck |
joey |
| Leopard |
leopardess |
leopard |
cub |
| Lion |
lioness, she-lion |
lion, tom |
whelp, cub, lionet |
| Lobster |
hen |
cock |
baby lobster |
| Louse |
female |
male |
nit |
| Manatee |
cow |
bull |
calf |
| Mink |
sow |
boar |
kit, cub |
| Monkey |
female |
male |
suckling, yearling, infant |
| Moose |
cow |
bull |
calf |
| Mosquito |
female |
male |
larva, flapper, wriggler, wiggler, nymph |
| Mouse |
doe |
buck |
pup, kitten |
| Mule |
she-ass, more, hinny |
stallion, jackass, jack |
foal |
| Muskrat |
female |
male |
kit |
| Opossum |
jill |
jack |
joey |
| Ostrich |
hen |
cock |
chick |
| Otter |
bitch |
dog |
pup, kitten, whelp, cub |
| Owl |
female |
male |
owlet, howlet |
| Ox |
cow, beef |
ox, beef, steer, bullock |
stot, calf |
| Oyster |
female |
male |
set seed, spat, brood |
| Partridge |
hen |
cock |
chick |
| Peacock |
hen, pea-hen |
cock, peacock |
chick, pea-chick |
| Pelican |
hen |
cock |
chick, nestling |
| Penguin |
hen |
cock |
fledgling, chick |
| Pheasant |
hen |
cock |
chick, poult |
| Pig |
sow |
boar |
shoat, farrow, piglet |
| Platypus |
female |
male |
puggle |
| Possum |
jill |
jack |
joey |
| Quail |
hen |
cock |
cheeper, chick, squealer |
| Rabbit |
doe |
buck |
kitten, bunny |
| Raccoon |
sow |
boar |
kit, cub |
| Rat |
doe |
buck |
kitten, pup |
| Reindeer |
doe |
buck |
fawn |
| Rhinoceros |
cow |
bull |
calf |
| Robin |
hen |
cock |
baby robin |
| Salmon |
hen |
jack |
salmon parr, smolts, fry |
| Sea Lion |
cow |
bull |
pup |
| Seal |
cow |
bull |
whelp, pup, cub, bachelor |
| Shark |
female |
bull |
pup |
| Sheep |
ewe, dam |
buck, ram, male-sheep, mutton |
lamb, lambkin, shearling, yearling |
| Skunk |
female |
boar |
kitten |
| Squirrel |
doe |
buck |
kitten |
| Swan |
pen |
cob |
cygnet, flapper |
| Swine |
sow |
boar |
shoat, trotter, pig, piglet |
| Termite |
queen |
king |
nymph |
| Tiger |
tigress |
tiger |
whelp, cub |
| Toad |
female |
male |
tadpole |
| Trout |
hen |
jack |
fry |
| Turkey |
hen |
gobbler, tom |
chick, poult |
| Walrus |
cow |
bull |
cub |
| Weasel |
bitch, doe, jill |
dog, buck, jack, hob |
kit |
| Whale |
cow |
bull |
calf |
| Wolf |
bitch |
dog |
cub, pup |
| Woodchuck |
she-chuck |
he-chuck |
kit, cub |
| Zebra |
mare |
stallion |
foal, filly (f), colt (m) |
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