"male" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Their long forked horns may have been used by rival males in competition.
- Individual bulls "tend" cows until allowed to mate, by following them around and chasing away rival males.
- In addition to the father, the stallion must also fight rival males to get the young mare.
- Thus, a consort pair is likely to attract the attention of a rival male.
- However, the male platypus also makes use of it when competing for territory along a river, although its effect on rival males is not known.
- The display may also have the added benefit of deterring rival males.
- Fights between rival males are sometimes fierce and long, and may even be fatal.
- They are intended to frighten off the rival male.
- Eventually, he'd be too weak to fight off rival males - and a challenger would dethrone him.
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