Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A term used to denote individuals or organisms of the sex that typically have the capacity to fertilize the female's egg with sperm.
Male
/meɪl/Synonyms:
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Examples:
The doctor is a male.Both male and female cats need care.
Etymology:
From Middle English, derived from Latin mascŭlus, meaning of the male sex, diminutive from maskŭlus meaning a male, man.
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