50+ Male and Female Animal Names List

In this article we’ll give you the list of animals with their male and female version of names. This will give you a basic understanding of how animals are named and will be of great help if you ever had a question like what is the name of female dog ?, or what is the name of male cat ? 

English is a versatile language and Grammatical gender is a system of noun classification on the basis of sex and it has many different types. All the animals come under common gender noun and therefore can be used to refer either male or female .

If an animal is a male it is characterized using Masculine noun words while if an animal is female it is are characterized using Feminine noun words.

List of Male and Female Animal Names

Below is a list of common animal names along with the masculine and feminine genders:

AnimalFemale Name / Feminine GenderMale Name / Masculine Gender
antqueen / workerdrone
antelopedoebuck
bearsow / she-bearboar
camelcowbull
cariboudoebuck
catqueentom
chimpanzeeempressblackback
chickenhencock / rooster
coyotebitchdog
crabhen / jennycock / jimmy
crocodilecowbull
deerdoestag / buck
dogbitchdog
donkeyjennyjack
dragonflyqueenking / drake
duckduck / hendrake
elephantcowbull
elkcowbull
falconfalcontiercel
ferretgill / jillhob
finchhencock
foxvixendog
gerbildoebuck
giraffecowbull
goatnanny / doebilly / buck
goosegoosegander
guinea pigsowboar
hamsterdoebuck
hawkhentiercel
hedgehogsowboar
hippopotamuscowbull
horsemare / damstallion / stud
jellyfishsowboar
kangarooflyer / doe / jillboomer / buck / jack
leopardleopardessleopard
lionlionesslion
lobsterhencock
mallardhengreenhead
molesowboar
mousedoebuck
opossumjilljack
peafowlpeahenpeacock
partridgehen / chantellecock
pigsow / giltboar / barrow
rabbitdoe / jillbuck / jack
ratdoe / cowbuck / bull
red deerhindstag / hart
salmonhencock
seahorseseamareseastallion
sheepewe / damram / buck
swanpencob
termitecowbull
tigertigresstiger
turkeyhengobbler / stag / tom
walruscowbull
whalecowbull
wolfbitch / she-wolfdog
wolverineangelinewolverine
zebramarestallion

You can use the following image as a quick learning guide if you are teaching kids.

Keep exploring EnglishBix for more animal and their sounds , or learn vocabulary words to describe animals.

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