multi-maleadj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌltɪˈmeɪl/, U.S.

/ˌməltiˈmeɪl/; see also multi- comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, male n.¹

Etymology: < multi- comb. form + male n.¹

Cultural Anthropology and Zoology.

Of a social group: containing more than one male.

ΚΠ

1967 Man 2 424 (table) Multi-male groups.

1973 Primates 14 245 The sexually dimorphic kra existed in multimale groups.

1983 C. R. Badcock Madness & Modernity i. 10 Younger males who have no harems also form groups without young or females, and so effectively there are two kinds of group: the one-male and the multi-male group.

1997 Folia Primatologica 68 223 Social organization appears to be multi-male and non-hierarchical.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multi-male
释义	multi-maleadj. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪˈmeɪl/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈmeɪl/; see also multi- comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, male n.¹ Etymology: < multi- comb. form + male n.¹ Cultural Anthropology and Zoology. Of a social group: containing more than one male. ΚΠ 1967 Man 2 424 (table) Multi-male groups. 1973 Primates 14 245 The sexually dimorphic kra existed in multimale groups. 1983 C. R. Badcock Madness & Modernity i. 10 Younger males who have no harems also form groups without young or females, and so effectively there are two kinds of group: the one-male and the multi-male group. 1997 Folia Primatologica 68 223 Social organization appears to be multi-male and non-hierarchical. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1967
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