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delta males

delta males is the plural of delta male.

Meaning of delta male

Noun

delta male (plural delta males)

  1. A male without an authoritative position or role in social or group hierarchy; a male commoner.
    • The delta male is a highly caring and sensitive man. They are the ones who like to ask you first before going on a head with something, they like your input in everything that goes on in the relationship.2010, John G., Small Talk: It’s Only My Opinion, page 89
  2. A male animal that ranks fourth in the social hierarchy.
    • In one multi-male group, the alpha male assumed the aggressive role 45 % of the time, nine times more frequently than the delta male.1969, Clarence Ray Carpenter, H. O. Hofer, Proceedings: Behavior, page 33
  3. An average man.

Questions about delta males

What is delta males the plural of?
Delta males is the plural of delta male.

Words near delta males in the dictionary

  1. delta hinge
  2. delta hinges
  3. delta iron
  4. delta irons
  5. delta male
  6. delta males
  7. delta metal
  8. delta notation
  9. delta particle
  10. delta particles
  11. delta ray

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