Reference meaning
female
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an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
Other meanings
2. noun
a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
3. adjective
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
4. adjective
characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
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