epicene

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Epicene nouns are those which, though declined with one article only, represent both sexes, as hic passer, a sparrow, hæc aquila, an eagle,—cock and 28 hen.

From The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue by Leech, John

Epicene or the Silent Woman was specially liked by the next generation because of its regularity, and of the skill with which the various humours are all wrought into the main plot.

From A History of Elizabethan Literature by Saintsbury, George