supermale

adjective

su·​per·​male ˌsü-pər-ˈmāl 

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

supermale noun

plural supermales

… some [salmon] offspring may get a Y from both mother and father and become so-called supermales.

—J. Raloff

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1