雌し性せい

na-adjective, noun

female; feminine

Primarily a technical or biological term for female sex or characteristics. In everyday language, 女性 (じょせい) or 雌 (めす) are more common.

• この種しゅの雌し性せい個こ体たいは一いっ回かいの産さん卵らんで数すう百ひゃくの卵たまごを産うむ。

  The female individuals of this species lay several hundred eggs in a single spawning.

• 雌し性せいホルモンの分ぶん泌ぴつが妊にん娠しんの維い持じに重じゅう要ようである。

  The secretion of female hormones is important for maintaining pregnancy.