Quoting%20commentary for Menachot 5:20

עגל ופר ששחטן לשום פסח ואשם לירצו דעגל ופר בפסח ואשם ליכא אין הכי נמי

Then what can be said if he referred to it as a sin-offering of an individual?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which every one knows must be a female animal. The fact therefore that he is dealing with a male animal indicates clearly that his words are meaningless.');">¹⁶</span> Moreover, if one slaughtered the sin-offering of an individual under the name of a burnt-offering, it should discharge [the owner], since a sin-offering must be a female animal, and a burnt-offering a male! - It is covered by the tail.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So that the sex of the animal is not noticeable.');">¹⁷</span> This holds good in the case where one brought a ewe, but what can be said where one brought a she-goat?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which has no tail, i.e., its tail does not cover fully its hind quarters. like a sheep, and its sex is easily noticeable. acf acf');">¹⁸</span> - In truth people don't usually think of distinguishing between male and female animals. Again, if one slaughtered the passover-offering under the name of a guilt-offering it should discharge [the owner], since the former must be in its first year whereas the latter must be in its second year! - Since there is the guilt-offering of the Nazirite and of the leper,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which must also be in the first year, for is prescribed, and the term , sheep, signifies a lamb not more than one year old, whereas kht the term , ram, signifies a sheep in its second year and not more than two years old (v. Parah I, 3) . V. Num. VI, 12; and Lev. XIV, 12.');">¹⁹</span> it is then not so certain. Then what can be said if he expressly referred to it as the guilt-offering for robbery or for sacrilege?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which must be a sheep in its second year; v. Lev. V, 25 and 15.');">²⁰</span> Moreover, if one slaughtered the guilt-offering for robbery or for sacrilege under the name of the passover-offering it should discharge [the owner], since the passover-lamb must be in its first year whereas the others must be in their second year! - In truth people don't usually distinguish between an animal in its first year and one in its second year, for an animal in its first year may sometimes look like one in its second year, and one in its second year may look like one in its first year. Again. if one slaughtered a he-goat<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The he-goat of the sin-offering of a ruler.');">²¹</span> under the name of a guilt-offering it should discharge [the owner], since the one<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. the sheep for the guilt-offering.');">²²</span> has wool and the other hair! - people might think that it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. the he-goat; since goats are usually dark in colour (cf. Rashi and Tosaf.) .');">²³</span> is a black ram. Again, if one slaughtered a calf or a bullock under the name of the passover-offering or a guilt-offering it should discharge [the owner], since a calf or a bullock cannot serve as the passover-offering or as a guilt-offering!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For these must be of the flock.');">²⁴</span> - This is indeed so;

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