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beta females

beta females is the plural of beta female.

Meaning of beta female

Noun

beta female (plural beta females)

  1. A female that is second in a social or group hierarchy; subordinate to an alpha female but superior to an omega female.
    • In seventeen instances, an alpha female approached a beta female while both were alone, and they mated.2009, Joan Roughgarden, Evolution’s Rainbow, →ISBN
  2. A woman who has stereotypically feminine traits, such as being gentle, nurturing, and emotional.
    • The Beta Female is perceptive, emotional, maternal and soft.2012, Sally J. Walker, Screenwriting Secrets in Genre Film, →ISBN

Questions about beta females

What is beta females the plural of?
Beta females is the plural of beta female.

Words near beta females in the dictionary

  1. beta emitter
  2. beta emitters
  3. beta error
  4. beta errors
  5. beta female
  6. beta females
  7. beta fish
  8. beta fishes
  9. beta function
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  11. Beta Geminorum

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