male

  1. Adjective.  Belonging to the sex which is generally characterized as having the smaller gametes (for species which have two sexes and for which this distinction can be made) which fertilize the female-produced eggs (defdate, from 14th c.) .
  2. Adjective.  Pertaining to or associated with men, or male animals (defdate, from 16th c.) .
  3. Adjective.  (biology) Inherently characteristic of the male of a species (defdate, from 17th c.) .
  4. Adjective.  (figuratively) Of instruments or tools: designed to fit into or penetrate a "female" counterpart, as in a connector or pipe fitting (defdate, from 16th c.) .
  5. Noun.  Someone of male, masculine gender, whether human, (sexual) animal or (sexual) plant.

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