females

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Females are several times larger, and Artur had to find their web at night, then search the bark by day to see them at all.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Females carry two X chromosomes, and males carry one.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Females are much more likely than males to suffer concussions in comparable sports, and on average suffer more severe and longer-lasting disability once a concussion does occur.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

Females usually give birth to one to two fawns in early summer and nurse them for two or so months.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025

At least two dozen cards had a return address of the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females in Heathcote—but Penelope had no time to look further, for her party guests had already lit the candles.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood