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polyandric

[ pol-ee-an-drik ]

/ ˌpɒl iˈæn drɪk /

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adjective

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Origin of polyandric

First recorded in 1865–70; polyandr(y) + -ic

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Examples from the Web for polyandric

IV, Polyandric and V. polygynic unions fall into the same divisions, save that they are naturally always unilateral.
Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia|Northcote W. Thomas
However singular their system may appear to us, it is the most logical and complete of any polyandric system.
The Position of Woman in Primitive Society|C. Gasquoine Hartley