Can ciervo be made feminine?

As in la ciervo being a female deer? I'm supposed to use Spanish vocab we received for a project and was wondering if ciervo, as in deer, can be made feminine.

2010-04-03T18:24:08Z

la cierva <<<<<

Jean2010-04-03T18:46:42Z

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Yes, cierva is correct.

cierva
= doe.
Ex: The writer analyzes the poem 'Traveling through the Dark,' which deals with the killing of a pregnant doe by a hit-and-run driver.


ciervo
= deer, stag, red deer, buck.
Ex: No, he was not one to take off like a deer at the first warning of certain dangers.