Meaning of 雄(おす) in Japanese

Examples of 雄, 牡, おす, オス in a sentence

• ４月に孵化した雛も５ヶ月になった。身体の大きさは親鳥とほぼ同じ、オス鳥のとさかが少し小さいぐらいか。

  The chicks hatched in April have also become 5 months old. Their bodies are about the same size as their parents, about the only difference is that the roosters have smaller crests than their father.

• 雄のくじゃくは尾の羽毛が色彩豊かである。

  The male peacock has colorful tail feathers.

• 谷雄がそのパーティーに出席していた。

  Mr Tani and his wife were present at that party.

• 雌の鵞鳥のソースになるものは雄の鵞鳥のソースにもなる。

  What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

• 犬は３匹いますが、１匹が雄であとは雌です。

  I have three dogs; one is male and the others are female.

• ワニは暑い天候ではオスの子供しか生まないので、子供を産むメスがいなくなるという理由で、これもまた絶滅するかもしれない。

  The crocodile, which produces only male young in hotter weather, might die out too because there will be no females to breed.