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Female — (♀) is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces ova (egg cells). The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by… … Wikipedia
Female — Fe male, a. 1. Belonging to the sex which conceives and gives birth to young, or (in a wider sense) which produces ova; not male. [1913 Webster] As patient as the female dove When that her golden couplets are disclosed. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
female — n Female, woman, lady are comparable when meaning a person and especially an adult who belongs to the sex that is the counterpart of the male sex. Female (the correlative of male) emphasizes the idea of sex; it applies not only to human beings… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
female — Ⅰ. female UK US /ˈfiːmeɪl/ adjective ► belonging or relating to women: »The percentage of female managers in industry has doubled in five years. ► used to describe a piece of equipment that has a hole or space into which another part can be… … Financial and business terms
female — (n.) early 14c., from O.Fr. femelle (12c.) woman, female, from M.L. femella a female, from L. femella young female, girl, dim. of femina woman (see FEMININE (Cf. feminine)). Sense extended in V.L. from humans to female of other animals. Spelling… … Etymology dictionary
Female — Fe male, n. [OE. femel, femal, F. femelle, fr. L. femella, dim. of femina woman. See {Feminine}.] 1. An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and produces ova. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
female — female. См. самка. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
female — [[t]fi͟ːmeɪl[/t]] ♦♦ females 1) ADJ Someone who is female is a woman or a girl. ...a sixteen piece dance band with a female singer... Their aim is equal numbers of male and female MPs by the year 2000... Only 13 per cent of consultants are female … English dictionary
female — femaleness, n. /fee mayl/, n. 1. a person bearing two X chromosomes in the cell nuclei and normally having a vagina, a uterus and ovaries, and developing at puberty a relatively rounded body and enlarged breasts, and retaining a beardless face; a … Universalium
female — fe•male [[t]ˈfi meɪl[/t]] n. 1) dvl a person of the sex whose cell nuclei contain twoXchromosomes and who is normally able to conceive and bear young; a girl or woman 2) dvl any organism of the sex or sexual phase that normally produces egg cells … From formal English to slang
Female — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Female (homonymie). Female Personnage de fiction apparaissant dans … Wikipédia en Français
