adjective Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
male writers
adjective Characteristic of this sex/gender.
stereotypically male interests
adjective Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
the male chromosome
adjective Masculine; of the masculine grammatical gender.
adjective Having the F factor; able to impart DNA into another bacterium which does not have the F factor (a female).
adjective Of instruments, tools, or connectors: designed to fit into or penetrate a female counterpart, as in a connector, pipe fitting or laboratory glassware.
noun One of the male (masculine) sex or gender. A human member of the masculine sex or gender. An animal of the sex that has testes. A plant of the masculine sex.
noun A human member of the masculine sex or gender.