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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.

Unmasculine

Not masculine; not characteristic of, typical of, or appropriate for a man

Male

Of, relating to, or designating the sex that has organs to produce spermatozoa for fertilizing ova.

Male

Characteristic of or appropriate to this sex in humans and other animals
Male hormones.
Male fashions.

Male

Consisting of members of this sex
A male choir.

Male

Of or denoting the gamete that is smaller and more motile than the other corresponding gamete. Used of anisogamous organisms.
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Male

Relating to or designating organs, such as anthers or antheridia, that produce gametes capable of fertilizing those produced by female organs.

Male

Bearing stamens but not pistils; staminate
Male flowers.

Male

Designating an object, such as an electric plug, designed for insertion into another part or a socket.

Male

A male organism.

Male

A man or boy.

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
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Male

Characteristic of this sex/gender. masculine, manly.}}
Stereotypically male interests, an insect with typically male coloration

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

Male

Masculine; of the masculine grammatical gender.

Male

(of bacteria) Having the F factor; able to impart DNA into another bacterium which does not have the F factor (a female).

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.

Male

One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.

Male

A human member of the masculine sex or gender.

Male

An animal of the sex that has testes.

Male

A plant of the masculine sex.

Male

A bacterium which has the F factor.

Male

A male connector, pipe fitting, etc.

Male

Evil; wicked; bad.

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.

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.

Male

Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of a male; masculine; as, male courage.

Male

Consisting of males; as, a male choir.

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.

Male

Same as Mail, a bag.

Male

An animal of the male sex.

Male

A plant bearing only staminate flowers.

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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