alpha female

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Etymology

By extension, from alpha male.

Noun

alpha female (plural alpha females)

  1. (zoology, ethology) The dominant female in a social or group hierarchy.
  2. (by extension) A self-assured, independent, self-driven, influential, or strong woman; an alphette.

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