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polyandry Definition

poly·an·dry (pälē an′drē, päl′ē andrē)

noun

  1. the state or practice of having two or more husbands at the same time
  2. Etymology: ModL polyandria

    Bot. the presence of numerous stamens in one flower
  3. Zool. the mating of one female animal with more than one male

Etymology: Gr polyandria < poly-, many + anēr, man: see andro-

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polyandry Usage Examples

Preposition: in

  • population: Sexuality, incompatibility, size variation, and preferential polyandry in natural populations and clones of Sellaphora pupula ( Bacillariophyceae ).