female

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The female flies only mate once, so sterilized males help suppress the population.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Thai custom dictates that the heir should be a male, but a 1974 amendment to the constitution does allow a female to take the throne.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The female record was previously held by Carole Bayer Sager, who was 43 when she joined in 1987.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The female screwworm fly lays its larvae in a wound or an opening of an animal.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

She also used to be an astronaut, one of the few female African American ones.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein