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Male Meɪl Species White Haemophilia Condition Affects Noun

Word male
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / meɪl / NAmE / meɪl /
Example
  • the male of the species has a white tail.
  • a male-dominated profession
  • the body is that of a white male aged about 40.
  • haemophilia is a condition that affects mostly males.
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male

(noun)BrE / meɪl / NAmE / meɪl /
  1. a male person, animal or plant
    • compare female
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/female_2
    • The male of the species has a white tail.
    • a male-dominated profession
    • The body is that of a white male aged about 40.
    • Haemophilia is a condition that affects mostly males.

    Extra Examples

    • The male of the species has darker feathers.
    • The male of the species has more brightly-coloured feathers than the female.
    • the dominant male in the herd
    • Haemophilia is a condition that mostly affects males.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Old French masle, from Latin masculus, from mas ‘a male’.
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