Malé n the capital of the Republic of Maldives, on Malé Island in the centre of the island group. Pop.: 62973 (1995 est.)
Dead White European Male , Dead White Male n a man whose importance and talents may have been exaggerated because he belonged to a historically dominant gender and ethnic group
dwarf male n
a male animal that is much smaller, and often internally simpler, than its female counterpart. Dwarf males are commonly carried by the female, as in species of angler fish
male adj
1 of, relating to, or designating the sex producing gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
2 of, relating to, or characteristic of a man; masculine
3 for or composed of men or boys
a male choir
4 (of gametes) capable of fertilizing an egg cell in sexual reproduction
5 (of reproductive organs, such as a testis or stamen) capable of producing male gametes
6 (of flowers) bearing stamens but lacking a functional pistil
7 (Electronics, mechanical engineering) having a projecting part or parts that fit into a female counterpart
a male plug
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8 a male person, animal, or plant
(C14: via Old French from Latin masculus masculine)
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maleness n
male chauvinism n
the belief, held or alleged to be held by certain men, that men are inherently superior to women
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male chauvinist n, adj
male chauvinist pig n
Informal, derogatory a man who exhibits male chauvinism, (Abbrev.)
MCP
male fern n
a fern, Dryopteris filix-mas, having scaly stalks and pinnate fronds with kidney-shaped spore-producing bodies on the underside: family Polypodiaceae
(C16: so called because it was formerly believed to be the male of the lady fern)
male menopause n
a period in a man's later middle age in which he may experience an identity crisis as he feels age overtake his sexual powers
parasitic male n
(Zoology) a male animal that is much smaller than the female and is totally dependent on the female for its nutrition, such as the male of some species of deep-sea angler fish