Sow, in both cases.
Sow, but they are pronounced differently. The pig is like "ow" and the seed dispersion is like "sew."
Sow? As in a female pig?
There is no 3-letter French word for a female pig. The female pig is "la truie", sometimes called "une coche" (term used mainly among pig breeders); "une laie" is a female boar. The English term "sow", meaning female pig, comes from a Latin word for pig, through old French and Burgundian dialect. The French related word is "soue", a rarely used term meaning a pigsty.
basket, female pig
The word "pig" can used for both males and females. If you want to be detailed, males are boars and females are sows.
There is no separate word for a pregnant pig. A female pig is called a sow, so a pregnant pig could be referred to as a "pregnant sow."
A female pig is known as a sow.
"Sow" is a homograph because it can have two different meanings and pronunciations: as a verb meaning to plant seeds, pronounced like "soh"; and as a noun referring to a female pig, pronounced like "sow."
A "Sow" is a mature, breading female pig. "Sows" is the plural form of the word.
A gilding pig is a young female pig. Once a female pig reaches adulthood, they are then referred to as a "sow."
A female pig is called a "Sow".
a female pig is called a 'sow' While an adult female pig is called a 'sow', that term is not applied until adulthood. All baby female pig is a 'gilt'.