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male

2 noun
     
Related topics: Biology, Animals
male2 W3 [countable]
1HBA a male animal [≠ female]:
The male is usually bigger and more brightly coloured than the female.
2 a man [≠ female]:
Police described her attacker as a white male aged about 25.
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