GENDER OF ANIMALS

A list of animal gender names giving the proper name for both the male and female sex of each animal

Animal Male FemaleBearCat Tom TabbyCattle Bull CowChicken Rooster HenDeer Buck DoeDog Dog BitchDonkey Jackal JennyDuck Drake DuckElephant Bull CowFox Dog VixenGoose Gander GooseHorse Stallion MareLion Lion LionessPig Boar SowPigeon Cock HenRabbit Buck DoeSheep Ram EweSwan Cob PenTiger Tiger TigressWhale Bull CowWolf Dog, or Brute Bitch, or Fae

Formal namesAnimal Young Female Male Group / collective noun

Aardvark pupAfrican Wild Dog pup pack

Alligator hatchling cow bull bask, congregationAlpaca cria hembra macho herd, flock

Angelfish fry host[1]

Armadillo pup zed lister fezAnt antling queen, worker, gyne drone army, colony, nest, swarm, bike

Anteater pupAntelope calf doe buck herd, cluster

Ape infant [2] [2] shrewdness, troopAss[3] foal jenny jack pace, drove, herd, coffle

Baboon infant [2] troop, congress, tribe, flange[1]

Badger kit sow boar cete, colony, set, companyBarracuda battery

Bat pup [2] [2] colony, cloudBear cub sow boar sleuth, sloth

Beaver kit kitten, pup [2] [2] family, colonyBee larva, pupa queen, worker [4] drone grist, hive, swarm, colony

Beetle larva [2] [2] possiBird chick hen cock [3] flock

Bison calf cow bull herd,troopBittern chick sedge

BlackbirdBluebirdBobolink chainBuffalo calf cow bull herd

BullfinchBuntingButterfly caterpillar rabble, flight, swarm,

kaleidoscope, rainbowBuzzard chick hen cock[3] wake

Camel calf cow bull flockCardinal

Cassowary chickCat kitten queen tom [6] clowder, clutter, pounce, kindle

(young), embarrassment (young)

Caterpillar butterfly butterfly armyCattle[7] calf cow bull herd, droveChamois calf doe bull herdCheetah cub [2] [2] coalitionChicken chick hen, pullet Rooster,

cock[3][9]flock, brood, peep

Chimpanzee infant [2] [2] community, group, cartload,posse

CivetClam bedCobra quiver[11]

Cockroach nymph intrusion[11]

Coral reefCormorant gulp[11], flight

Cougar cub, pupCoyote cub, pup,

whelpbitch[3] dog pack, train

CrabCrane herd, sedge, siege

Crocodile crocklet cow bull bask, nest, congregation, floatCrow chick murder, horde, parcel, hover,

congress, muster, storytellingCuckoo

Deer fawn, ass[3] doe, hind, cow

buck, stag, bull

herd

DinosaurDodoDog whelp, pup bitch[3] sire pack, litter (young), kennel, gang,

legionDolphin calf, pup cow bull team, school, pod, herd, alliance

(male), party (female)Donkey foal jenny jack band, drove, herd, pace, coffle

DormouseDove chick cote, flight, dole, dule, duet, troop,

piteousness, pitying, prettyingDuck duckling duck, hen drake flock, brace, team[12]

Eagle eaglet [2] [2] convocation, brood, aerieEarthworm sloop

Echidna puggleEel elver [2] [2] swarm

Elephant calf cow bull herd, herd, flock, parade, memoryElk calf cow bull gang, herdEmu chick

ErmineFalcon eyass falcon tiercelFennec skulkFerret kit jill hob [13] businessFinch chick hen cock[3] charm, chirm, trembling, trimmingFish fry, fingerling school, shoal

Flamingo hen cock[3] stand, flamboyanceFlea abscondance

Flying fox flockFox cub, kit, pup vixen reynard,

todd, dogleash, skulk

Frog polliwog, tadpole, froglet army, colony, froggery, knotGazelle calfGerbil pup doe buck hordeGibbon flangeGiraffe calf cow bull tower, corps, herd, journeyGoat kid doe, nannie buck,

billy[14]herd

Goldfinch chick hen cock[3] charm, chattering, drum, troubling, vein

Goose gosling goose gander gaggle (skein when in flight)[12]

Gorilla infant [2] [2] troop, group (band)Groundhog RepetitionGuanaco chulengo

Guinea pig pup sow boar herdGull chick, scorrie[15] hen cock[3] flock

Hamster pup doe buck hordeHare leveret doe, jill buck, jack band, downHawk eyas hen tiercel cast, kettle, boil

Hedgehog hoglet sow boar arrayHeron chick hen cock[3] siege[12]

Hippopotamus calf cow bull bloat, crash, herd, thunder[11]

Hog sow boar drift, herdHornet larvae, pupae queen drone swarm

Horse[16] foal mare stallion herd, harassHuman infant, child woman,

motherman, father crowd, tribe, family, people

Hummingbird hen cock[3] charm, chattering, drum, hover, troubling

Hyena cub, pup, whelp bitch[3] dog clan, cackleIguanaInsect larva swarmJackal pup pack

Jay chick hen cock[3] band, partyJellyfish ephyra smack, bloom, brood, smuth,

smuck, flutherKangaroo joey flyer, doe boomer,

buckmob, troop, court

KestrelKingfisher

KiteLadybug larva [2] [2] loveliness, possiLamprey

Lark chick hen cock[3] exaltationLeech

Lemming suicide pact, cliffLemur troop

Leopard cub leopardess leopard leap, lepeLimpetLion cub lioness lion pride

LizardLlama cria hembra macho herd, flockLobster hen cock[3]

Louse nymph [2] [2] colony, infestation, liceMacaw

MacropodMagpie hen cock[3] tiding, tittering, gulp, murder,

charm, flockMallard duckling hen drake sord, lute, brace, puddling, flush

Manatee calf cow bull herdMarten richness

MeadowlarkMeerkat gang or mob

Mink cub, kit sow boarMinnows shoal, swarm

MiteMockingbird

Mole pup [2] [2] labour,company, movementMongooseMonkey infant [2] [2] troop, barrel, tribe, cartloadMoose calf cow bull

Mosquito nymph, wriggler, tumbler [2] [2] scourge, swarmMoth

Mouse pinkie, kitten, pup doe buck nest, colony, harvest, horde, mischief

Mule foal hinney, jenny

jack barren, pack, span, rake

Newt eftNightingale chick hen cock[3] watch, flock, route, match

Octopus arranOpossum joey jill jackOrangutan buffoonery

OrioleOryx

Ostrich hen cock[3] flock, troopOtter pup, whelp [2] [2] romp, bevy, lodge, family, raftOwl owlet parliament, stare, wisdomOx calf cow bull yoke, team, drove, herd, nye

Oyster bed, hive, cast, culchPanda cub sow boar

Panther cubParrot chick hen cock[3] company, flock, prattle,

pandemoniumPartridge chick, cheeper hen,

chantellecock[3] covey

Peafowl chick, peachick peahen peacock muster, ostentation, pridePelican chick, nestling hen cock[3]

Penguin chick hen cock[3] colony, rookery, parade, parcel, crèche, huddle

Pheasant chick hen cock[3] bouquet, nest, nide, nye, brood, covey

Pig[17] piglet, shoat, bonham, gilt(female)

sow boar herd, drove, mob

Pigeon squab hen cock[3] flight, loft, flock, dropping, kitPlatypus pug pilePlover chick hen cock[3] wing, congregation

Polar bear cub sow boar stocks or populationsPolecat kit jill hob chinePony Foal (either), Colt (Young,

immature male), Filly Mare Stallion Herd

(Young, immature female)Porcupine pup sow boar prickle, familyPorpoise calf cow bull school, crowd, herd, podPraying mantis

nyph,larva [2] [2]

PythonQuail chick hen cock[3] coveyRabbit bunny, kit, kitten, leveret,

nestlingdoe, jill buck, jack warren, nest, colony, bevy, bury,

drove, traceRaccoon kit sow boar nursery

Rail chick reeve ruffRam Lamb Ewe Ram FlockRat kitten, nestling, pinkie,

pupdoe buck colony, horde, pack, plague,

swarmRattlesnake

Raven chick hen cock[3] unkindness[1], congress, conspiracy, parliament, murder,

storytelling, nevermoreReptile

Reindeer calf cow bull herdRhea

Rhinoceros calf cow bull crash, herdRobin darlingRodent

RoebuckRook chick hen cock[3] building, parliamentSable

SalamanderSalmon hen jack

Scorpion instar bed, nest, colonySea horse herdSea lion pup, beach weaner cow bull pod, colony, crash, flock, harem,

bob, herd/rookery, team, hurdleSea urchin larva, pluteus (free-

swimming stage), juvenile (young urchin)

[2] [2]

Seal pup cow bull same as sea lionSerpentShark pup [2] bull slew, shiver[11]

Sheep lamb ewe ram[14] drove, flock, herdShrew

SilkwormSiskin ebertSkunk kit boar surfeit, stink

SkylarkSlothSlugSmeltSnail walkSnake snakelet, neonate (a

newly-born snake),

[2] [2] pit, nest or bed

hatchling (a newly-hatched snake)

Snipe chick hen cock[3] walk, wispSongbirdSparrow chick hen cock[3] flight, host, quarrel, tribe, ubiquitySpider spiderling cluster, clutter, venomSquid

Squirrel pup, kit, kitten doe buck dray, scurry[11]

StagStoatStork gosling

SturgeonSwallow hen cock[3]

Swan cygnet, flapper pen cob gaggle, bevy, wedge(flying), flock, game, team, ballet, regatta,

bank, whiteness, gargle, eyrarSwift chick hen cock[3] flockTapir larva [2] [2] colony

TermiteTickTiger cub tigress tiger streak[11], ambushToad tadpole, toadlet [2] [2] knot, lump

Tortoise creepTrout fingerling, fry shedder jack hover

Turkey poult, chick hen tom rafter, flockTurtle hatchling [2] [2] bale

UmbrellabirdVole

VultureViperWasp queen drone

Weasel bitch[3], doe, and jill

buck, dog, hub, or

jack

boogle

Whale calf cow bull gam, pod, herdWildfowl chick hen cock[3] flock

Wolf cub, pup, whelp bitch[3], fae dog, brute pack, routWombat joey jill jack mob, warren, wisdom, army

Woodcock hen roosterWoodpecker chick hen cock[3]

Worm bed, bunch, clew, squirmWren chick jenny cock[3] flock

X-ray fishYak calf cow bull herd

Zebra foal mare stallion crossing, dazzle,harem, herd, zeal