maleless

English

Etymology

male +‎ -less

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪl.ləs/

Adjective

maleless (not comparable)

1. Devoid of males.
   • 2004, Ulf Hannerz, Soulside: inquiries into ghetto culture and community:

     In previous chapters we have indicated that husbandless households need not be maleless — many of them have boarders, others include a mother's brother.

   • 2004, Geoffrey A. Hammerson, Connecticut wildlife: biodiversity, natural history, and conservation:

     The small woolly females of this maleless species give rise to more females that feed by inserting their tubular mouthparts into the bark.

Anagrams

• mealless