Definitions
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
Word origin
From Middle English male, borrowed from Old French malle, masle (Modern French mâle), from Latin masculus (“masculine, a male”), diminutive of mās (“male, masculine”). Doublet of macho. Displaced native Old English wǣpned (“male”, literally “weaponed”).
Used in a sentence
“male writers”
“the leading male and female singers”
“a male bird feeding a seed to a female”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Boy or man; masculine”4 letters
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