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noun
1.
the practice or condition of having more than one wife at one time.
2.
(among male animals) the habit or system of having two or more mates, either simultaneously or successively.
3.
(among social insects) the condition of having two or more functioning queens in a colony.
4.
Botany. the state or condition of having many pistils or styles.
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Polygyny
is always a great word to know.
So is antheridia. Does it mean:
| organism capable of self-nourishment which uses photosynthesis or chemosynthesis for energy |
| male reproductive structure which produces gametes in ferns, mosses, fungi and algae |
Example Sentences
- Monogamy or moderate polygyny may have also been an adaptation in times of deseases.
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World English Dictionary
| polygyny (pəˈlɪdʒɪnɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Compare polygamy the practice or condition of being married to more than one wife at the same time |
| 2. | the practice in animals of a male mating with more than one female during one breeding season |
| 3. | the condition in flowers of having many carpels |
| [C18: from | |
| po'lygynist | |
| —n | |
| po'lygynous | |
| —adj | |
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