[muh-noj-uh-nee] 
| 1. | the practice or condition of having only one wife at a time. |
| 2. | (of a male animal) the condition of having one mate at a time. |
| 3. | (in social insects) the condition of having one functioning queen in a colony. |
| 4. | Botany. the condition of having one pistil. |
| mo·nog·y·ny (mə-nŏj'ə-nē) n. The practice or condition of having only one wife at a time. mo·nog'y·nist n., mo·nog'y·nous adj. |
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