mascule

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mascule

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Variant of mascle, Middle English maskel, maskle, from maskle, from Medieval Latin mascula, from Germanic source. Cognate with Medieval Latin macula and Old French macle, macule. Compare English mesh). Doublet of mail.

noun mascules

alternative Alternative form of mascle

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"mascule." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mascule. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"mascule." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mascule.

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@misc{mascule_2026,
  title = {mascule},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mascule},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}