male
IPA: mˈeɪɫ
noun
- One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.
- A human member of the masculine sex or gender.
- An animal of the sex that has testes.
- A plant of the masculine sex.
- A bacterium which has the F factor.
- A male connector, pipe fitting, etc.
- A surname.
adjective
- Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
- Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare masculine, manly.)
- Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
- (of bacteria) Having the F factor; able to impart DNA into another bacterium which does not have the F factor (a female).
- (figuratively) Of instruments, tools, or connectors: designed to fit into or penetrate a female counterpart, as in a connector, pipe fitting or laboratory glassware.
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Examples of "male" in Sentences
- The male will protect the eggs.
- The breeding male is unmistakable.
- The male then fertilizes the eggs.
- The male will then select a female.
- The males are free of the mutation.
- He is the male lead of the the story.
- The areolas of both male and female humans react to cold and arousal.
- One such example in male humans is the gene for the hormone testosterone.
- Contrast the male characters with the often macho male leads of shonen comics.
- Its because the male sex gametes typically determines the sex of the offspring.
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