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Male is a sex that denotes an organism which produces sperm cells in order to reproduce. (The sperm is defined as the smaller gamete). The male is one half of a heterogamous reproduction
system, where the female is the other half.
'Male' and 'female' designate reproductive structures in plants, so the concept is not just limited to animals.
Male is commonly represented by the symbol ♂.
Male or Masculine is a grammatical gender in many
languages.
A man is a male human being.
In most cultures, men are expected to conform to a standard male gender
role.
In hardware and electronics, a male connector is a fixture, such as a plug, which is designed to be inserted into a
corresponding (female) fitting. (See gender changer.) Also, the word
male figuratively means "external", based on this sense.
Male (capitalized) is the capital city of Maldives, as well as the island
(atoll) it is on.
See the main article on man for more on male humans.
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