"alpha female" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alpha females [plural]
Etymology: By extension, from alpha male. Etymology templates: {{m|en|alpha male}} alpha male Head templates: {{en-noun}} alpha female (plural alpha females)
  1. (zoology, ethology) The dominant female in a social or group hierarchy. Categories (topical): Ethology, Zoology, Ethology, Female people Synonyms: alpha [feminine], female alpha Related terms: alpha pair, beta female, gamma female, delta female, omega female Coordinate_terms: alpha [masculine], alpha male, male alpha Translations (dominant female animal): alfahun [common-gender] (Danish), alfanaaras (Finnish), femelle dominante [feminine] (French), Alpha-Weibchen [neuter] (German), Alphaweibchen [neuter] (German), alphahunn [feminine] (Norwegian Bokmål), alfaho [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), samica alfa [feminine] (Polish), fêmea alfa [feminine] (Portuguese), а́льфа-са́мка (álʹfa-sámka) [feminine] (Russian), alfa ženka (Serbo-Croatian), alfahona [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-alpha_female-en-noun-rnGixpuQ Disambiguation of Ethology: 92 8 Disambiguation of Female people: 77 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Disambiguation of 'dominant female animal': 96 4
  2. (by extension) A self-assured, independent, self-driven, influential, or strong woman; an alphette. Tags: broadly Translations (self-assured and strong woman): alfahun [common-gender] (Danish), alfanaaras (Finnish), samica alfa [feminine] (Polish), alfa ženka (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-alpha_female-en-noun-27LW3bLQ Disambiguation of 'self-assured and strong woman': 10 90

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