めす・雌・牝mesu[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. no-adjectivefemale (animal, plant)
   カンガルーの雌めすは子供こどもを腹はらの袋ふくろに入いれて動うごく。↗

   A female kangaroo carries its young in the pouch.

• Synonym雌めNeutralRead 「め」, this form mostly serves as a prefix or suffix, as in 「雌花」 and 「雌鳥」; 「めす」 is the one that can stand alone as a word.
• AntonymおすNeutralThe male of an animal or plant, the direct opposite of 「めす」, as in 「雄と雌」.

Use 「雌（めす）」 for the female of animals and plants, as in 「雌のライオン」. The short reading 「め」 turns up in some compounds, such as 「雌花」. The opposite is 「雄」.

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1. （めす）性別せいべつにおいて、卵たまごや胎児たいじを産うむ能力のうりょくを有ゆうしているもの。