Talk:Le Paon/@comment-31069992-20171025023803/@comment-7117024-20180315054430

I have never learned French, but while French words have masculine and feminine forms, there is a default form using masculine or feminine words if the gender isn't specified. For example, la souris means "the mouse," but it can also mean "the female mouse." French nouns have masculine or feminine forms, but it doesn't necessarily mean the actual thing is female or male. As a website states as a French example, " the noun personne is feminine but can refer to both men and women."

My guess here is that Le Paon isn't necessarily referring to the gender of the peacock but just the animal breed in general.