females
Example Sentences
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When temperatures rise, the females abandon their pups to hunt for food, he explained.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
She said the six owlets, which include three females and three males, are each about three days apart in age.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
"On these hot, dry days, they can get on with their lives, particularly finding a mate and the females laying eggs to create the new generation of butterflies later in the year."
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
First, the females bury themselves halfway in the sand with only their heads sticking out and lay their eggs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Aristotle argued that the actual material provided by females was menstrual blood.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
