females

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Overall, cervical cancer is still the 14th most common cancer among females in the UK, with 3,300 people diagnosed every year.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Screwworms are parasitic flies whose females lay eggs in open wounds and mucous membranes on animals.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Belugas in Bristol Bay show relatively small differences in size between males and females compared with some other populations.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

The fly had been eradicated in the US thanks in large part by dropping millions of sterile flies to mate with wild females.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Good thing Ms. Habibi is here, because that means four females.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee