What is the the feminine gender of bear?

Answer 1

The opposite of he-bear would be 'she-bear' - but neither is necessarily correct. I think it should be male bear and sow.

Answer 2

In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.

The noun for a female bear is a sow.

The noun for a male bear is a boar.

A female name meaning "bear" is Ursula.

Answer 3

The feminine gender of bear is "sow." In zoology, the term "sow" is commonly used to refer to a female bear, especially when discussing reproductive behaviors and characteristics. Bears are sexually dimorphic mammals, with distinct physical and behavioral differences between males and females.

Answer 4

A bear is a general term for those big, hairy, omnivorous, "King of the Woods" animals that hibernate in the winter, regardless of gender. A male bear is called a boar, and a female bear is called a sow. There is no "opposite gender" for a bear.

Answer 5

The term bear is a gender neutral term describing either a male or female bear. The proper term for a male bear is boar and the term for a female is a sow.

Answer 6

Wolf is not a gender.

male or female refer to gender

Answer 7

According to Walker's " Mammals of the world", a female wolf is just a 'wolf'

Answer 8

The opposite of he-bear would be 'she-bear' - but neither is necessarily correct. I think it should be male bear and sow.

Answer 9

A female bear is called a sow, a male is called a boar.

Answer 10

Bore