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| abbot |
the male superior of a monastery. |
| altar boy |
a young male person who assists the clergy in religious services; acolyte. |
| alto |
the vocal range between tenor and soprano, being the lowest for the female and highest for the male. [1/5 definitions] |
| alumnus |
a male graduate or former student of an educational institution. |
| andro- |
male; masculine; human. |
| androgynous |
possessing both male and female characteristics or traits; hermaphroditic. [1/2 definitions] |
| androsterone |
a male sex hormone, excreted in the urine of both males and females, and synthetically manufactured from cholesterol. |
| anole |
any lizard of the genus Anoli, in which the male has a throat flap and all individuals have the ability to change colors. |
| antheridium |
the organ in flowerless and seedless plants that produces male sex cells. |
| antler |
one of a pair of solid, bony, often branched horns of the male deer and related animals. |
| assemblyman |
a male member of a legislative assembly. |
| babirusa |
a wild pig of the East Indies, the male of which has tusks that grow up through the snout and curve backward toward the eyes. |
| baritone |
the range of the male voice that is intermediate between tenor and bass. [1/4 definitions] |
| bellwether |
a male sheep, with a bell hung about its neck, that leads the flock. [1/2 definitions] |
| B-girl |
a woman employed by a drinking establishment to act as a companion for male customers and entice them to buy expensive drinks. |
| bighorn |
a wild sheep found in the Rocky Mountains of North America, the male of which has large, curved horns. (See Rocky Mountain sheep.) |
| billy goat |
a male goat. |
| bird of paradise |
any of various related birds of New Guinea and nearby regions, of which the male has colorful plumage and long tail feathers. [1/2 definitions] |
| bisexual |
of an individual, having both male and female sexual organs; hermaphroditic. [2/5 definitions] |
| bittern1 |
any of several herons, known for the booming cry of the male. |
| blackcock |
the male black grouse. |
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