male vs moorhen

male

noun
  • An animal of the sex that has testes. 

  • A plant of the masculine sex. 

  • A human member of the masculine sex or gender. 

  • A bacterium which has the F factor. 

  • A male connector, pipe fitting, etc. 

adj
  • Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it. 

  • Having the F factor; able to impart DNA into another bacterium which does not have the F factor (a female). 

  • Of instruments, tools, or connectors: designed to fit into or penetrate a female counterpart, as in a connector, pipe fitting or laboratory glassware. 

  • Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare masculine, manly.) 

  • Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex. 

moorhen

noun
  • A female red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scotica. 

  • Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins. 

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