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gamma females

gamma females is the plural of gamma female.

Meaning of gamma female

Noun

gamma female (plural gamma females)

  1. A female who is third in rank in the social hierarchy, beneath alphas and betas, but above deltas.
    • The alpha female attacked swollen females, the beta female attacked deflating females, the gamma female attacked both inflating and deflating females, but neither beta nor gamma female attacked swollen females, perhaps because of their proximity to the male (Rowell, 1969a).1972, Advances in the Study of Behavior, page 97

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What is gamma females the plural of?
Gamma females is the plural of gamma female.

Words near gamma females in the dictionary

  1. gamma decays
  2. gamma distribution
  3. gamma distributions
  4. gamma encephalography
  5. gamma female
  6. gamma females
  7. gamma function
  8. gamma functions
  9. gamma garden
  10. gamma globulin
  11. gamma globulins

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