English terms for a female wolf and a female owl?

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In the English language, what are the right terms for a female wolf and a female owl; perhaps "she wolf" and "owl hen"?



Are there distinct or separate words in English used for feminine? I checked in Wikipedia +other websites but found only "she-wolf" and "owl-hen".










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    The word for a female dog is bitch. My guess is that this would be the word for a female wolf, except for a reluctance to use the word bitch.
    – ab2
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    It's not exactly an everyday collocation, but a female owl would normally be called be a hen owl, not an owl hen.
    – FumbleFingers
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  • Related: Why aren't Tom, Jake and Jenny looking forward to Thanksgiving?
    – Mari-Lou A
    11 hours ago










  • that means hen-owl and she-wolf are correct and no other specific name is used
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    Oxford Dictionaries says: "bitch NOUN 1A female dog, wolf, fox, or otter."
    – Michael Harvey
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In the English language, what are the right terms for a female wolf and a female owl; perhaps "she wolf" and "owl hen"?



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    The word for a female dog is bitch. My guess is that this would be the word for a female wolf, except for a reluctance to use the word bitch.
    – ab2
    12 hours ago






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    It's not exactly an everyday collocation, but a female owl would normally be called be a hen owl, not an owl hen.
    – FumbleFingers
    11 hours ago










  • Related: Why aren't Tom, Jake and Jenny looking forward to Thanksgiving?
    – Mari-Lou A
    11 hours ago










  • that means hen-owl and she-wolf are correct and no other specific name is used
    – Aqib Mehmood
    9 hours ago






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    Oxford Dictionaries says: "bitch NOUN 1A female dog, wolf, fox, or otter."
    – Michael Harvey
    9 hours ago













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In the English language, what are the right terms for a female wolf and a female owl; perhaps "she wolf" and "owl hen"?



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In the English language, what are the right terms for a female wolf and a female owl; perhaps "she wolf" and "owl hen"?



Are there distinct or separate words in English used for feminine? I checked in Wikipedia +other websites but found only "she-wolf" and "owl-hen".







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    The word for a female dog is bitch. My guess is that this would be the word for a female wolf, except for a reluctance to use the word bitch.
    – ab2
    12 hours ago






  • 2




    It's not exactly an everyday collocation, but a female owl would normally be called be a hen owl, not an owl hen.
    – FumbleFingers
    11 hours ago










  • Related: Why aren't Tom, Jake and Jenny looking forward to Thanksgiving?
    – Mari-Lou A
    11 hours ago










  • that means hen-owl and she-wolf are correct and no other specific name is used
    – Aqib Mehmood
    9 hours ago






  • 2




    Oxford Dictionaries says: "bitch NOUN 1A female dog, wolf, fox, or otter."
    – Michael Harvey
    9 hours ago













  • 2




    The word for a female dog is bitch. My guess is that this would be the word for a female wolf, except for a reluctance to use the word bitch.
    – ab2
    12 hours ago






  • 2




    It's not exactly an everyday collocation, but a female owl would normally be called be a hen owl, not an owl hen.
    – FumbleFingers
    11 hours ago










  • Related: Why aren't Tom, Jake and Jenny looking forward to Thanksgiving?
    – Mari-Lou A
    11 hours ago










  • that means hen-owl and she-wolf are correct and no other specific name is used
    – Aqib Mehmood
    9 hours ago






  • 2




    Oxford Dictionaries says: "bitch NOUN 1A female dog, wolf, fox, or otter."
    – Michael Harvey
    9 hours ago








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The word for a female dog is bitch. My guess is that this would be the word for a female wolf, except for a reluctance to use the word bitch.
– ab2
12 hours ago




The word for a female dog is bitch. My guess is that this would be the word for a female wolf, except for a reluctance to use the word bitch.
– ab2
12 hours ago




2




2




It's not exactly an everyday collocation, but a female owl would normally be called be a hen owl, not an owl hen.
– FumbleFingers
11 hours ago




It's not exactly an everyday collocation, but a female owl would normally be called be a hen owl, not an owl hen.
– FumbleFingers
11 hours ago












Related: Why aren't Tom, Jake and Jenny looking forward to Thanksgiving?
– Mari-Lou A
11 hours ago




Related: Why aren't Tom, Jake and Jenny looking forward to Thanksgiving?
– Mari-Lou A
11 hours ago












that means hen-owl and she-wolf are correct and no other specific name is used
– Aqib Mehmood
9 hours ago




that means hen-owl and she-wolf are correct and no other specific name is used
– Aqib Mehmood
9 hours ago




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2




Oxford Dictionaries says: "bitch NOUN 1A female dog, wolf, fox, or otter."
– Michael Harvey
9 hours ago





Oxford Dictionaries says: "bitch NOUN 1A female dog, wolf, fox, or otter."
– Michael Harvey
9 hours ago











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You used to have wolfess, now an archaic term. She-wolf or female wolf are the terms commonly used:




Wolfess, the medieval term for a she-wolf, is now rarely used in Present Day English except to mean a woman that is sexually aggressive.




(Studies in Linguistic Variation and Change: From Old to Middle English)



Female owl is the more common term as far as owl is concerned; “hen owl” appears to be a more informal expression.






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  • Incidentally, tigress is still in use.
    – Joshua
    5 hours ago










  • @Joshua Isn't tigress mostly used metaphorically?
    – gerrit
    2 hours ago










  • @gerrit: Yeah, quite a lot. But it's also used literally.
    – Joshua
    1 hour ago

















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The problem with the words you are looking for (as seen with the answer bitch for a female dog) is that the words you are looking for are normally assigned to husbanded animals.



Chicken / rooster, cow / bull, mare / stallion, etc.



Edit: I disagree with the words tigress and lioness being included in this gendered description because they are essentially violations of the OP's premise that shewolf and hen owl are not satisfactory. Adding a generic 'ess' is the equivalent of saying 'female of'






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    You used to have wolfess, now an archaic term. She-wolf or female wolf are the terms commonly used:




    Wolfess, the medieval term for a she-wolf, is now rarely used in Present Day English except to mean a woman that is sexually aggressive.




    (Studies in Linguistic Variation and Change: From Old to Middle English)



    Female owl is the more common term as far as owl is concerned; “hen owl” appears to be a more informal expression.






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    • Incidentally, tigress is still in use.
      – Joshua
      5 hours ago










    • @Joshua Isn't tigress mostly used metaphorically?
      – gerrit
      2 hours ago










    • @gerrit: Yeah, quite a lot. But it's also used literally.
      – Joshua
      1 hour ago














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    You used to have wolfess, now an archaic term. She-wolf or female wolf are the terms commonly used:




    Wolfess, the medieval term for a she-wolf, is now rarely used in Present Day English except to mean a woman that is sexually aggressive.




    (Studies in Linguistic Variation and Change: From Old to Middle English)



    Female owl is the more common term as far as owl is concerned; “hen owl” appears to be a more informal expression.






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    • Incidentally, tigress is still in use.
      – Joshua
      5 hours ago










    • @Joshua Isn't tigress mostly used metaphorically?
      – gerrit
      2 hours ago










    • @gerrit: Yeah, quite a lot. But it's also used literally.
      – Joshua
      1 hour ago












    up vote
    10
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    up vote
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    accepted






    You used to have wolfess, now an archaic term. She-wolf or female wolf are the terms commonly used:




    Wolfess, the medieval term for a she-wolf, is now rarely used in Present Day English except to mean a woman that is sexually aggressive.




    (Studies in Linguistic Variation and Change: From Old to Middle English)



    Female owl is the more common term as far as owl is concerned; “hen owl” appears to be a more informal expression.






    share|improve this answer














    You used to have wolfess, now an archaic term. She-wolf or female wolf are the terms commonly used:




    Wolfess, the medieval term for a she-wolf, is now rarely used in Present Day English except to mean a woman that is sexually aggressive.




    (Studies in Linguistic Variation and Change: From Old to Middle English)



    Female owl is the more common term as far as owl is concerned; “hen owl” appears to be a more informal expression.







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    • Incidentally, tigress is still in use.
      – Joshua
      5 hours ago










    • @Joshua Isn't tigress mostly used metaphorically?
      – gerrit
      2 hours ago










    • @gerrit: Yeah, quite a lot. But it's also used literally.
      – Joshua
      1 hour ago
















    • Incidentally, tigress is still in use.
      – Joshua
      5 hours ago










    • @Joshua Isn't tigress mostly used metaphorically?
      – gerrit
      2 hours ago










    • @gerrit: Yeah, quite a lot. But it's also used literally.
      – Joshua
      1 hour ago















    Incidentally, tigress is still in use.
    – Joshua
    5 hours ago




    Incidentally, tigress is still in use.
    – Joshua
    5 hours ago












    @Joshua Isn't tigress mostly used metaphorically?
    – gerrit
    2 hours ago




    @Joshua Isn't tigress mostly used metaphorically?
    – gerrit
    2 hours ago












    @gerrit: Yeah, quite a lot. But it's also used literally.
    – Joshua
    1 hour ago




    @gerrit: Yeah, quite a lot. But it's also used literally.
    – Joshua
    1 hour ago












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    The problem with the words you are looking for (as seen with the answer bitch for a female dog) is that the words you are looking for are normally assigned to husbanded animals.



    Chicken / rooster, cow / bull, mare / stallion, etc.



    Edit: I disagree with the words tigress and lioness being included in this gendered description because they are essentially violations of the OP's premise that shewolf and hen owl are not satisfactory. Adding a generic 'ess' is the equivalent of saying 'female of'






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      The problem with the words you are looking for (as seen with the answer bitch for a female dog) is that the words you are looking for are normally assigned to husbanded animals.



      Chicken / rooster, cow / bull, mare / stallion, etc.



      Edit: I disagree with the words tigress and lioness being included in this gendered description because they are essentially violations of the OP's premise that shewolf and hen owl are not satisfactory. Adding a generic 'ess' is the equivalent of saying 'female of'






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        The problem with the words you are looking for (as seen with the answer bitch for a female dog) is that the words you are looking for are normally assigned to husbanded animals.



        Chicken / rooster, cow / bull, mare / stallion, etc.



        Edit: I disagree with the words tigress and lioness being included in this gendered description because they are essentially violations of the OP's premise that shewolf and hen owl are not satisfactory. Adding a generic 'ess' is the equivalent of saying 'female of'






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        The problem with the words you are looking for (as seen with the answer bitch for a female dog) is that the words you are looking for are normally assigned to husbanded animals.



        Chicken / rooster, cow / bull, mare / stallion, etc.



        Edit: I disagree with the words tigress and lioness being included in this gendered description because they are essentially violations of the OP's premise that shewolf and hen owl are not satisfactory. Adding a generic 'ess' is the equivalent of saying 'female of'







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