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Here are some masculine and feminine nouns for male
and female animals.
Animal Male Female
chicken rooster hen
cattle bull cow
deer buck doe
donkey jack jenny
duck drake duck
fox fox vixen
goose gander goose
horse stallion mare
lion lion lioness
sheep ram ewe
tiger tiger tigress
D i d y o u k n o w ?
Nouns that end in -ess and -ress often belong
to the feminine gender. For example:
actress stewardess
lioness tigress
princess waitress
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