The Clue
Egg producer (6 letter answer)
The Answer
FEMALE
Tags
Notes
The answer FEMALE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
Related Clues
Distaff
She
Doe or ewe
Doe or roe
Kipling's "The ___ of the Species"
Pistil-packing
Ree or hind
Reeve or peahen
Hen or pen, e.g.
Having two X chromosomes
One with XX chromosomes
Like fillies but not billies
Definition
FEMALE as a noun:
1. an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
2. (female, female person) = a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
FEMALE as an adjective:
1. being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop; "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the berries"
2. (female, distaff) = characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; "female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage"
3. for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls; "the female lead in the play"; "a female chorus"