male
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- noun
- /meɪl/
- In this species, males are a lot bigger than females.
- males and females
- males mate
- sperm of males
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Watch on YouTubeA Peacock is the male, a peahen is a female.
- A Peacock is the male, a peahen is a female.
- Female frogs fake their own death to avoid mating with males they don't like.
- And across most species, the male is the pursuer.
- Full grown males and females are different.
- That's a tortoise tortoises male, very careful.
Examples
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The mother was much paler than her mate, the alpha male, and in the twilight looked almost white.
Fiction book (1998) -
If that male dies, the largest female becomes a male in three days.
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A male and a female, I believe.
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During this process, the male makes himself extremely vulnerable to the female.
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- We think it's actually a male, or at least it was when we first captured it.
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How tall is a full grown male giraffe?
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Pay close attention when the male mounts the female's back.
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What we have here are two adult male baboons grooming each other.
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The pair break apart, and the male gently sways to settle the eggs in his pouch.
Academic text (1990) -
The zoo has a new exhibit featuring a male tiger who is known for his striking stripes.
Antonyms
Compounds
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Common hair loss in men that makes hair thin on the top and the hairline go back
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A man's strong sexual feeling that ends in the release of semen from the penis
- Specialized
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A condition in which a man cannot get or keep an erection for sex
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A phrase used to describe famous white European men from history who stand for traditional ideas
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A connector with two or three metal pins that you insert into a socket to get power
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A gland inside a man's body that helps make the fluid that carries sperm
- Offensive
A person who cuts a man's or boy's private parts without medical reason
- Offensive
A habit where men confidently give answers even when they do not know enough
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A condition in men when the testicles do not make enough sex hormones
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word male comes from Latin mas meaning 'male' and was used for animals too. So a male animal is the one that makes sperm and can fertilize the female.