polygynous

Variant of polygyny

polygyny definition

po·lyg·yny (pə lij′ə nē, pō-)

noun

  1. the state or practice of having two or more wives at the same time
  2. Bot. the fact of having many styles or pistils
  3. Zool. the mating of a male animal with more than one female

Etymology: < ModL polygynia < poly- + Gr gynē, woman, wife: see gyno-

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