male
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- noun
- /meɪl/
:
macho
- In this species, males are a lot bigger than females.
- males and females
- males mate
- sperm of males
A 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
- Specialized
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A connector with two or three metal pins that you insert into a socket to get power
- NSFW
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A man's strong sexual feeling that ends in the release of semen from the penis
A phrase used to describe famous white European men from history who stand for traditional ideas
- Specialized
A condition in which a man cannot get or keep an erection for sex
- 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
- Specialized
A condition in men when the testicles do not make enough sex hormones
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A gland inside a man's body that helps make the fluid that carries sperm
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.