1
: extremely male or masculine : supermasculine
… the enduring image of the gyms of the 1960s and '70s is of … supermale bodybuilder patrons.—
Eric Chaline
2
: having more than one Y chromosome
supermale asparagus plants
3
of hermaphroditic fish
: relating to or being a large, dominant, colorful male that has morphed from a female
supermale
noun
plural supermales
… some [salmon] offspring may get a Y from both mother and father and become so-called supermales.
—
J. Raloff
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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