Epicoene

Synonyms for "epicoene" (29 found)

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Epicoene, or The ſilent VVoman. A comœdie. [title page]

Source: wiktionary

In many names of animals, the same word with the same gender is used for both sexes: ἡ ἁλὠπηξ the fox, male or female. These are said to be epicoene.

Source: wiktionary

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