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noun
1.
the practice or condition of having more than one husband at one time. Compare monandry (def. 1).
2.
(among female animals) the habit or system of having two or more mates, either simultaneously or successively.
3.
Botany. the state of being polyandrous.
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Polyandry
is always a great word to know.
So is protected seed. Does it mean:
| plants with true roots, stems and leaves dispersed by spores because they don't produce seeds |
| ovules in flowering plants which are enclosed during pollination |
Example Sentences
- Why should the state care about polygamy or polyandry.
- Polyandry is largely confined to fish and birds, especially waders and shorebirds.
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World English Dictionary
| polyandry (ˈpɒlɪˌændrɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Compare polygamy the practice or condition of being married to more than one husband at the same time |
| 2. | the practice in animals of a female mating with more than one male during one breeding season |
| 3. | the condition in flowers of having a large indefinite number of stamens |
| [C18: from Greek poluandria, from | |
| poly'androus | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
polyandry
1780, from Late Gk. polyandria, from polys "many" (see poly-) + andr-, stem of aner "man, husband."
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