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male in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
    male 
  2. a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
    male  male person 
adjective
  1. 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"
    male 
  2. for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys
    "the male lead"; "the male population"
    male 
  3. characteristic of a man
    "a deep male voice"; "manly sports"
    male  manful  manlike  manly  virile 
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