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In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.
The gender noun for a female chicken is hen.
The most common gender noun for a male chicken is rooster.
Hens are female chickens over one year old, before that they are pullets.
Males under one year are cockerels and once they reach sexual maturity and one year old they are known as roosters.
The noun hen is also a word for a female:
- crow
- dove
- finch
- guinea fowl
- gull
- heron
- hummingbird
- jay
- lark
- lyrebird
- magpie
- nightingale
- ostrich
- parrot
- partridge
- pheasant
- pigeon
- quail
Other species for which the noun for a female is hen are:
- hawk; the noun for a male is tiercel
- turkey; the noun for a male is tom
- the noun for a female duck is duck or hen; the noun for a male is drake
What else can I help you with?
Does cock opposite gender?
For birds/chickens Masculine ; Cock Feminie ; Hen.
What is the Hebrew word for they?
they (masculine or mixed group) = hem (הם) they (feminine) = hen (הן) (In groups of women, where there is no emphasis on gender, use the masculine form).
What is the opposite gender of pigeon?
A male pigeon is a cock and a female pigeon is a hen.
What is the masculine of turkey?
The noun for a male turkey is tom; the noun for a female turkey is hen.
What is masculine of drake?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.A male duck is a drake.A female duck is called a duck or a hen.
Is cockerel a masculine word?
How do you eat cockerel? There really is not much difference between a cockerel and a hen when used for cooking. The male.
Masculine faminine of animal names?
A male bovine is a bull, and a female is a cow. A male peafowl is called a peacock, and a female is a peahen.
What is the feminine noun of pheasant?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.The noun for a male pigeon is cock. The noun for a female pigeon is hen.
What is masculine word of chicken?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for a male or a female. Species : Gallus gallus domesticus = Chicken (common gender noun for both male and female) Male : rooster Female : hen
What Masculine gender of pea-hen?
The masculine gender of a pea-hen is called a peacock. Peacocks are known for their vibrant plumage and striking tail feathers, which they fan out during courtship displays. In contrast, pea-hens are the females and are generally less colorful and more subdued in appearance. Together, they belong to the species Pavo cristatus, commonly known as the Indian peafowl.
Is a rooster a female?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.The noun 'rooster' is a gender specific noun for a male chicken.The gender specific nouns for a female chicken are pullet or hen.The noun 'chicken' is a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female.
What is feminine gender of parrot is called?
The female parrot is called a hen. This is the general name that is used for all birds where male is the cock and the female a hen.
