Term for a word that refers to a gender of a species
Is there a term for a word, such as cow, ewe, or ram, that refers to a specific gender of a species?
For example:
- "I" is a pronoun
- "Spaniard" is a demonym
- A firefighter named Les McBurny would be an aptonym (or aptronym)
- "Doe" is a ____?
Your examples are all "single word" terms. I can't find a "single word" term for what you ask. I would say use "gendered", but that is an adjective for use referring to a single object noun - as in "Doe is a gendered noun" (word, deer, animal, example, or term would also work).
There is a single word "andronym", but that does not seem to be used as a general term for male animals like you are asking. It also doesn't seem to have a feminine counterpart. Possibly it could be used as a neologism referring to a male animal name.