Re: Gender classes, which to use?

Nik Taylor wrote:
> Here's the current revision of W.'s genders.
> 1. Rational (e.g., sentient) Female
> 2. Rational Male
> 3. Rational Epicene
> 4. "Feminine" Animals
> 5. "Masculine" Animals
> 6. Pseudo-Animate (fire, water, weather, life and death, emotions, etc., plants are
> sometimes considered 6, sometimes 7)
> 7. Inanimate
...
> Feminine and masculine animals have to do with cultural beliefs - everyone has a
> spirit-animal patron, certain animals are only associated with females (e.g., fish), and
> others are only associated with males (e.g., migratory birds) - none that are associated
> with both.
1. What are epicenes?
2. How do you refer to an animal of a specific sex (e.g., mare, bull,
etc.)?