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polyandrous
[ pol-ee-an-druhs ]
adjective
- of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polyandry; polyandric.
- Botany. having an indefinite number of stamens.
polyandrous
/ pŏl′ē-ăn′drəs /
- Relating to a species of animals in which the females mate with more than one male in a single breeding season.
- Relating to an angiosperm plant that has an indefinite number of stamens in its flowers.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of polyandrous1
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Example Sentences
Woman, on the other hand, cannot be said to be by her physical nature polyandrous as man is polygynous.
All present experiences prove that this will tend much more strongly to make men truly monogamous, than to make women polyandrous.
This woman was very polyandrous, and deceived not only her husband but the actor and many others.
The word Pachbhaiya means ‘five brothers,’ and this name possibly commemorates a polyandrous connection of some Audhelia woman.
The Cingalese were polyandrous before the English conquest, and so many as seven men had one wife in common.
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