- a male person, animal or plant
- The male of the species has a white tail.
- a male-dominated profession
- an adult/adolescent male
- (formal) The body is that of a white male aged about 40.
- Haemophilia is a condition that affects mostly males.
Homophones mail | malemail malesee also alpha male, dead white male/meɪl//meɪl/- mail noun
- I think the card got lost in the mail.
- mail verb
- I'll mail you a formal invitation.
- male adjective
- The male characters in the novel are all well drawn.
- male noun
- The strongest male will become the leader of the pack.
Extra ExamplesTopics Biologya2- the dominant male in the herd
- He was approached by two males wearing ski masks.
- To a red-blooded American male, nothing says patriotism like baseball.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- adult
- mature
- adolescent
- …
- the male of the species
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French masle, from Latin masculus, from mas ‘a male’.
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