Support however query caption - shouldn't it read "tigress", not "female tiger"? Otherwise it's like calling a lioness a "female lion" when there's actually a correct name for that animal.
MurielMary (
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02:03, 12 November 2016 (UTC)reply
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MurielMary:: Not necessary to change "female tiger" to "tigress". Either way is OK. Most basic animal names include both sexes; e.g., "tiger" includes male and female tigers. What's more, there's no separate word for the male of most species, including tigers. So "female tiger" is fine, IMHO. (Others may disagree.) --
Thnidu (
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16:05, 13 November 2016 (UTC)reply
If the animal in the image was a male, would the caption read "male tiger"? No? Then clearly in common usage "tiger" = "male animal" and the female should be referred to by its name of "tigress". Otherwise, we are assuming that male = normal/standard/default and everything else must be tagged to clarify what it is.
MurielMary (
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01:17, 20 November 2016 (UTC)reply
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MurielMary:(Not a vote, just continuing a discussion.) Not necessarily. We can use "deer" for an adult animal of that type of either sex, but we also have the option of saying "doe" or "stag" as appropriate. As I said above, "Not necessary to change female tiger to tigress. Either way is OK."
Dog words are similar to "tiger/tigress". From
Quora: In the breeder's world, a male dog is simply called a "dog." (Females are called "bitches.") In the breed ring you have classes for "dogs" and classes for "bitches." Only males show as dogs, and only females show as bitches.
Support however query caption - shouldn't it read "tigress", not "female tiger"? Otherwise it's like calling a lioness a "female lion" when there's actually a correct name for that animal.
MurielMary (
talk)
02:03, 12 November 2016 (UTC)reply
Support And @
MurielMary:: Not necessary to change "female tiger" to "tigress". Either way is OK. Most basic animal names include both sexes; e.g., "tiger" includes male and female tigers. What's more, there's no separate word for the male of most species, including tigers. So "female tiger" is fine, IMHO. (Others may disagree.) --
Thnidu (
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16:05, 13 November 2016 (UTC)reply
If the animal in the image was a male, would the caption read "male tiger"? No? Then clearly in common usage "tiger" = "male animal" and the female should be referred to by its name of "tigress". Otherwise, we are assuming that male = normal/standard/default and everything else must be tagged to clarify what it is.
MurielMary (
talk)
01:17, 20 November 2016 (UTC)reply
@
MurielMary:(Not a vote, just continuing a discussion.) Not necessarily. We can use "deer" for an adult animal of that type of either sex, but we also have the option of saying "doe" or "stag" as appropriate. As I said above, "Not necessary to change female tiger to tigress. Either way is OK."
Dog words are similar to "tiger/tigress". From
Quora: In the breeder's world, a male dog is simply called a "dog." (Females are called "bitches.") In the breed ring you have classes for "dogs" and classes for "bitches." Only males show as dogs, and only females show as bitches.