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polyandry

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Etymology

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From poly- +‎ -andry.

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polyandry (usually uncountable, plural polyandries)

  1. A form of polygamy where a woman is married to two or more husbands simultaneously.
    Antonyms: monandry; monogyny; monogamy; polygyny
    Hypernym: polygamy
    Coordinate terms: oligandry; bigamy; oligogyny
  2. (zoology) The mating pattern whereby a female copulates with plural males.
  3. Sexual relations with multiple males, by a female or a male, human or nonhuman, within or without marriage.
  4. (botany) The condition of having many stamens.

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