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- of or denoting the sex that can bear offspring or produce eggs, distinguished biologically by the production of gametes (ova) which can be fertilized by male gametes雌性的：
a herd of female deer.
一群母鹿。
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- relating to or characteristic of women or female animals女（性）的; 女性特有的; 雌性动物（特有）的：
a female audience
女观众
a female name.
女子名。
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- (of a plant or flower) having a pistil but no stamens（植物）雌性的; （花）雌蕊的。
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- (of parts of machinery, fittings, etc.) manufactured hollow so that a corresponding male part can be inserted（机器的部件、附件等）阴的, 凹的, 内孔的。
- a female person, animal, or plant女子; 雌性动物; 雌性植物, 雌株。
派生词
femaleness
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French femelle, from Latin femella, diminutive of femina 'a woman'. The change in the ending was due to association with MALE, but the words male and female are not linked etymologically.