The adjectives "male" and "female" are routinely used in situations in which they don't denote anything biological.

https://medium.com/@kim-hipwell/female-trouble-8b85a89260cc

I disagree with your assumption that a precise definition is a prerequisite to the use of a word - and particularly with the idea that usage of a word within a specific technical domain tells us how it should be used colloquially. That's semantically naive.

https://kim-hipwell.medium.com/donkeys-uncanned-b9edb98298b7