Female vs. Male — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Female and Male
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Female
Female (symbol: ♀) is the sex of an organism that produces non-mobile ova (egg cells), the type of gamete that fuses with the male gamete during sexual reproduction.Most female mammals, including female humans, have two X chromosomes. Female characteristics vary between different species with some species having pronounced female characteristics, such as the presence of pronounced mammary glands in mammals.
Male
Male (♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or ovum, in the process of fertilization. A male organism cannot reproduce sexually without access to at least one ovum from a female, but some organisms can reproduce both sexually and asexually.
Female
Of or denoting the sex that produces ova or bears young.
Male
Of, relating to, or designating the sex that has organs to produce spermatozoa for fertilizing ova.
Female
Characteristic of or appropriate to this sex in humans and other animals
Female hormones.
Female fashions.
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Male
Characteristic of or appropriate to this sex in humans and other animals
Male hormones.
Male fashions.
Female
Consisting of members of this sex. See Usage Note at lady.
Male
Consisting of members of this sex
A male choir.
Female
Of or denoting the gamete that is larger and less motile than the other corresponding gamete. Used of anisogamous organisms.
Male
Of or denoting the gamete that is smaller and more motile than the other corresponding gamete. Used of anisogamous organisms.
Female
Designating an organ, such as a pistil or ovary, that functions in producing seeds after fertilization.
Male
Relating to or designating organs, such as anthers or antheridia, that produce gametes capable of fertilizing those produced by female organs.
Female
Bearing pistils but not stamens; pistillate
Female flowers.
Male
Bearing stamens but not pistils; staminate
Male flowers.
Female
Designed to receive or fit around a complementary male part, as a slot or receptacle
The female end of an extension cord.
Male
Designating an object, such as an electric plug, designed for insertion into another part or a socket.
Female
A female organism.
Male
A male organism.
Female
A woman or girl.
Male
A man or boy.
Female
Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
Female authors, the leading male and female artists, a female bird cooing at a male, intersex female patients, a trans female vlogger
Male
Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
Male writers
The leading male and female singers
A male bird feeding a seed to a female
In bee colonies, all drones are male
Intersex male patients
Female
Characteristic of this sex/gender. feminine, womanly.}}
Stereotypically female pastimes, an insect with typically female coloration
Male
Characteristic of this sex/gender. masculine, manly.}}
Stereotypically male interests, an insect with typically male coloration
Female
Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
The female chromosome;
Estrogen, the primary female sex hormone, is produced by both females and males
Male
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
Female
Feminine; of the feminine grammatical gender.
Male
Masculine; of the masculine grammatical gender.
Female
(of bacteria) Lacking the F factor, and able to receive DNA from another bacterium which does have this factor (a male).
Male
(of bacteria) Having the F factor; able to impart DNA into another bacterium which does not have the F factor (a female).
Female
(figuratively) Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting.
Male
(figuratively) Of instruments, tools, or connectors: designed to fit into or penetrate a female counterpart, as in a connector, pipe fitting or laboratory glassware.
Female
One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.
Male
One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.
Female
A human of the feminine sex.
Male
A human member of the masculine sex or gender.
Female
An animal of the sex that produces eggs.
Male
An animal of the sex that has testes.
Female
(botany) A plant which produces only that kind of reproductive organ capable of developing into fruit after impregnation or fertilization; a pistillate plant.
Male
A plant of the masculine sex.
Female
A bacterium which lacks the F factor, and is able to receive DNA from another bacterium which has that factor.
Male
A bacterium which has the F factor.
Female
A female connector, pipe fitting, etc.
Male
A male connector, pipe fitting, etc.
Female
An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and produces ova.
The male and female of each living thing.
Male
Evil; wicked; bad.
Female
A plant which produces only that kind of reproductive organs which are capable of developing into fruit after impregnation or fertilization; a pistillate plant.
Male
Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates young, or (in a wider sense) to the sex that produces spermatozoa, by which the ova are fertilized; not female; as, male organs.
Female
Belonging to the sex which conceives and gives birth to young, or (in a wider sense) which produces ova; not male.
As patient as the female doveWhen that her golden couplets are disclosed.
Male
Capable of producing fertilization, but not of bearing fruit; - said of stamens and antheridia, and of the plants, or parts of plants, which bear them.
Female
Belonging to an individual of the female sex; characteristic of woman; feminine; as, female tenderness.
To the generous decision of a female mind, we owe the discovery of America.
Male
Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of a male; masculine; as, male courage.
Female
Having pistils and no stamens; pistillate; or, in cryptogamous plants, capable of receiving fertilization. (Pros.) double rhymes, or rhymes (called in French feminine rhymes because they end in e weak, or feminine) in which two syllables, an accented and an unaccented one, correspond at the end of each line.
Male
Consisting of males; as, a male choir.
Female
An animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
Male
Adapted for entering another corresponding piece (the female piece) which is hollow and which it fits; as, a male gauge, for gauging the size or shape of a hole; a male screw, etc.
Female
A person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
Male
Same as Mail, a bag.
Female
Being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop;
A female heir
Female holly trees bear the berries
A male infant
A male holly tree
Male
An animal of the male sex.
Female
Characteristic of or peculiar to a woman;
Female sensitiveness
Female suffrage
Male
A plant bearing only staminate flowers.
Female
For or composed of women or girls;
The female lead in the play
A female chorus
Male
An animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
Male
A person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
Male
The capital of Maldives in the center of the islands
Male
Being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation;
A male infant
A male holly tree
A female heir
Female holly trees bear the berries
Male
For or composed of men or boys;
The male lead
Masculine attire
Male
Characteristic of a man;
A deep male voice
Manly sports
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