Expand your Vocabulary: Names to Use for Male and Female Animals

Little things - like your word choice and organization - have a huge impact on your overall PTE Academic score. This is why exceptional training facilities like the PTE review in Makati include vocabulary development in their study programs. 

The extent of your vocabulary and how you communicate using it is one of the most honest reflections of your linguistic proficiency. It is one thing to understand an uncommon word upon reading or hearing since you can obtain context clues from the surrounding text or discourse. It’s another thing to purposely incorporating an uncommon word to your discourse. It requires a certain degree of intimacy with the word that is only achievable through either conscious study or repetitive exposure.

When you review for the PTE Academic exam, make sure that you do not restrict yourself to certain word groups. Avoid focusing only on vocabulary that you think will appear in the test. The teachers of the PTE review in Makati encourage their students to build up their word knowledge using various mediums and explore terminologies used in various places. 

ANIMAL TERMINOLOGIES: Male and Female Names 

Do not undersell animal-related terminology as irrelevant to your PTE Academic pursuits. Learning about the correct terms to refer to various animals based on their gender is not only a subtle way of showing your vocabulary prowess during the test but it will also prove helpful when you go and live in your chosen English-speaking community. 

Cultivate your vocabulary and add these words into your mental word bank. 

DOMESTIC ANIMALS

ANIMAL	MALE	FEMALE
Dog	Dog	Bitch
Cat	Tom	Queen
Guinea Pig	Boar	Sow
Hedgehog	Boar	Sow
Hamster	Buck	Sow
Rabbit	Buck	Doe
Ferret	Dog / Hob	Bitch / Jill

FARM ANIMALS

ANIMAL	MALE	FEMALE
Chicken	Rooster	Hen
Duck	Drake	Duck
Goose	Gander	Goose
Swan	Cob	Pen
Swine / Pig	Boar	Sow
Cattle	Bull	Cow
Sheep	Ram	Ewe
Goats	Billy	Nanny
Camel	Bull	Cow
Horse	Stallion	Mare
Ass / Donkey	Jack	Jenny

WILD ANIMALS

ANIMAL	MALE	FEMALE
Bear	Boar	Sow
Caribou	Buck	Doe
Deer	Buck	Doe
Red Deer	Hart / Stag	Hind
Fox	Dog	Vixen
Wolf	Dog	She-wolf / Bitch
Wolverine	Wolverine	Angeline
Coyote	Dog	Bitch
Leopard	Leopard	Leopardess
Lion	Lion	Lioness
Tiger	Tiger	Tigress
Zebra	Stallion	Mare
Elephant	Bull	Cow
Chimpanzee	Blackback	Empress
Kangaroo	Buck / Jack / Boomer	Doe / Jill / Flyer
Hawk	Tiercel	Hen

Upgrade your vocabulary by integrating the terms for male and female animals mentioned above. Use them in your written and verbal discourse. Enroll in the PTE review in Makati and learn more useful terminologies to hone your communication skills.