雄 — meaning in English

English meaning

• male adj Of the sex that produces sperm rather than eggs, in humans, animals, or plants.
• sire noun The male parent of an animal, especially in breeding contexts.

Senses

雄 is used for these senses in English:

• male Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]
• male One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.
• sire A male animal that has fathered a particular offspring (especially used of domestic animals and/or in biological research).

male — full definition

1. adj Of the sex that produces sperm rather than eggs, in humans, animals, or plants.
2. noun A person or animal of the male sex.

sire — full definition

1. noun The male parent of an animal, especially in breeding contexts.
2. noun A formal or old-fashioned way of addressing a king or other male sovereign.
3. verb To father offspring, especially said of male animals.

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