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female

[fee-meyl] / ˈfi meɪl /
ADJECTIVE
having the qualities or characteristics of a woman
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


ADJECTIVE
of the sex that produces offspring
Synonyms
STRONGEST
childbearing offspring-bearing


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She later moved to Colorado, where she bought more yaks and now has about 30, including a new calf born last week, the first from a female named Inge.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

Following significant increases in the participation rates of female athletes in high school and college, women athletes have been at the heart of major success for American athletics.

From Slate Aug. 7, 2026

Getting a nation and a world to believe in the women of AFC Richmond and female athletes in general?

From Salon Aug. 7, 2026

Wolbachia occurs naturally in mosquitoes, and scientists found they could exploit it: if the male carries the bacteria but the female does not, or carries a different strain, sterilization occurs.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

A moment later, a female computer voice with a bit of a West African accent greeted them.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

They’re also huge — females can exceed 800 pounds and males 1,500 or more — with pointy horns and protective instincts, especially around the young.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

Instead of trying to suppress mosquito numbers, his approach releases both males and females carrying the same strain, so their eggs hatch normally but the bacteria spreads through the population.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

He's not up to mischief: these are males that don't bite, and they carry a gut bacteria called Wolbachia, which means when they mate with uninfected females, the eggs won't hatch.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

It drives physical development, builds muscle, and controls sex drive, primarily in males, but it also supports health in females.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

By breeding normal flies with mutants—mating white-eyed males with red-eyed females, say—Morgan and his students could track the inheritance of traits across multiple generations.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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