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For what little it's worth, my gut response as an English
native-speaker is to prefer "masculine" here; it sounds
technical and descriptive, as in masculine and feminine
genders. "Male," as in "acting like a male," sounds more
macho to me in this context.
 
Ted Johnson
Chicago