supermale

adjective

su·per·male | \ ˌsü-pər-ˈmāl

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Definition of supermale

1 : extremely male or masculine : supermasculine a supermale face … 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 a supermale catfish

3 of hermaphroditic fish : relating to or being a large, dominant, colorful male that has morphed from a female supermale parrotfish

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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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The first known use of supermale was in 1894

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