That is correct when the pins are proud of the connector body, such as a mains plug. But the D series connectors have a shroud over the pins which is what makes them the female half of the connector pair. I have seen this described on several different manufacturers data sheets for D connectors so often, but can understand why people get confused. The gender of the connector is formed by the body shell, not the pins.
Unfortunately the description in the Wikipedia article has tended to become the commonly accepted usage. I didn’t believe it either until it was pointed out to me on manufacturers data sheets in the 1980s.
Actually the correct naming is ‘plug’ and ‘receptacle’ as this data sheet has it.