lesbians

Noun

lesbian (plural lesbians)

1. A homosexual woman, a woman who is exclusively sexually or romantically attracted to other women.
   • There have also been women who loved other women. These are the Lesbians or Tribades.1904, Jacobus X, Crossways of Sex: A Study in Eroto-pathology, volume 1, page 2

   Synonyms:

   beanflicker, bulldiker, bulldyker, carpet muncher, chemise lifter, clam smacker, clitorist, crack snacker, donut bumper, dyke

2. (uncommon) A female animal that performs courtship, pairing or mating behavior with other female animals.
   • There was one recently that determined on an island off California 14 percent of the female sea gulls were lesbians (and we know that kind of thing would never go among Nantucket sea gulls).1979, Terry Hekker, Ever Since Adam and Eve, New York: Morrow

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