There are two aspects to this: On the one hand, you could say that the feminine designation has higher specificity, since there's always also the generic mascul

There are two aspects to this: On the one hand, you could say that the feminine designation has higher specificity, since there's always also the generic masculinum. On the other hand, the latter also expresses or implies a general expectation. (So what aspect you focus on is probably some marker for the current discourse.)