dwarf male

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noun

a male animal that is much smaller, and often internally simpler, than its female counterpart. Dwarf males are commonly carried by the female, as in species of angler fish

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Words nearby dwarf male

dwarf huckleberry, dwarfing, dwarfish, dwarfism, dwarf Japanese quince, dwarf male, dwarf mallow, dwarf palmetto, dwarf planet, dwarf shoot, dwarf star

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