polygynous
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[edit]polygynous (not comparable)
- (botany) Having many styles; belonging to the order Polygynia; polygynian.
- Having more than one female as wife or mate; practicing polygyny.
- 2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 86:
- These polygynous [wasp] colonies, with multiple functional queens, continue to grow unabated.
Synonyms
[edit]- (having many styles): polygynian
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[edit]practicing polygyny
References
[edit]- “polygynous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “polygynous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “polygynous”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.