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polyandry
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poly·an·dry (päl′ē an′drē, päl′ē an′drē)
noun
- the state or practice of having two or more husbands at the same time
Etymology: ModL polyandria
Bot. the presence of numerous stamens in one flower- Zool. the mating of one female animal with more than one male
Etymology: Gr polyandria < poly-, many + anēr, man: see andro-
Related Forms:
- polyandric pol′y·an′·dric adjective
- polyandrist pol′y·an′·drist noun
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