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male
/meɪl/
noun
One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.
Antonymsfemale
adjective
Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
"a male bird feeding a seed to a female"
Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare masculine, manly.)
"stereotypically male interests, an insect with typically male coloration"
Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
"the male chromosome; like testes, ovaries also produce testosterone and some other male hormones"
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