雌

めす
female (animal)

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めす【雌， 牝】

*female

〖C〗(動物の)雌；雌性植物(〖略〗f， F， fem. )

**she

〖C〗《略式》［通例 a ～］ 女性， 雌

Is that kitten a she? その子ネコは雌ですか.

◇ → 雌の (牝の)

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I

め-【女-･牝-･雌-】

female; she-.

雌獅子 a lioness.

II

めす【雌･牝】

1 〔動物の雌〕 a female (animal); the female 《of the platypus》; 〔植物の雌株〕 a female (plant [tree]); the female 《of the ginkgo tree》.

●あなたの家の猫に雌が生まれたら一匹私にちょうだい. When your cat has female kittens, give me one of them.

・(鳥の)雌が卵を抱いている間, 雄はずっとあたりを警戒していた. While the female bird was sitting on her eggs, the male kept a careful watch.

●雌の female; she-

・雌の生殖器官 female sexual organs; the sexual organs of the female

・雌の株 a female plant; a pistillate plant

・鳥は一般に雌のほうが羽が地味だ. Female birds tend to have more subdued colors (than the males).

・〔魚について〕 この時期雌のお腹の中にはたくさんの卵がある. Female fish at this time have plenty of roe in their bellies.

●それは雌ですか, 雄ですか. Is it a she [female] or a he [male]? | What is its sex?

2 〔接合部分の, 穴のある側のもの〕

●枘(_ほぞ)の雄と雌を合わせる join by mortise and tenon. <▲> mortise が「枘穴」で tenon が「枘」.

雌犬 a she-dog; a bitch.

雌牛 a cow.

雌親 a mother animal [bird].

雌猫 a she-cat.

III

めん【牝･雌】

＝めす¹.