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* The "piggie" species in [[Orson Scott Card]]'s ''Speaker for the Dead''
* The "piggie" species in [[Orson Scott Card]]'s ''Speaker for the Dead''


* Species in ''[[Rogue Queen]]'' by L. Sprague de Camp
* Species in ''[[Rogue Queen]]'' by [[L. Sprague de Camp]]


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[[Category:Fictional species]]

Revision as of 04:43, 21 August 2007

This is a list of sentient non-human species (usually alien species) that are notably gendered: extremely dimorphic, extremely variant in intelligence or behavior, highly distinct biological or social gender roles, etc.

  • Larry Niven's Puppeteer: Three "genders": a non-sentient female who carries the fetus, an egg-producing sex with an ovipositor; and a sperm-producing sex with a penile organ. The egg- and sperm-producing sexes refer to themselves as "he", and refer to the non-sentient host gender as "she", female, also described as a "drone". Technically the non-sentient host is a "cousin" species which is fertile with itself, and breeds more drones.