Question

Choose the feminine form of the given noun-
Fox
A)Foxess
B)Vixen
C)She-fox
D)Foxen

Answer 1

Hint: Feminine gender nouns are nouns that represent women, girls, and female animals, whereas Masculine gender nouns represent men, boys, and male animals.

Complete step-by-step answer:

The masculine gender form of a fox is a dog, Reynard, or a tod, whereas the feminine gender form of the fox is a vixen.
Example (1)- I saw a fox in the forest. Here, we won’t be able to specify whether it was a male fox or a female fox.
Example (2)- The vixen ran away from the zoo. Here, we can understand that a female fox ran away from the zoo.
The term ‘vixen’ is also used to refer to an ill-tempered woman.
Example- His wife is not a saint but a vixen. Here, we can understand that X’s wife is not a kind person, but a quarrelsome woman.
Now, let’s look at the given options:
A)Foxess- It is grammatically incorrect.
B)Vixen- It is the feminine noun of the fox.
C)She- fox- It is an inappropriate term.
D)Foxen- It is grammatically incorrect.
Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘b’.

Note: A fox is a conventional term used to represent both the masculine and feminine gender of a fox.