English terms for a female wolf and a female owl?
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".
Solution 1:
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.