polygynousadj.

Brit.

/pəˈlɪdʒᵻnəs/,

/pɒˈlɪdʒᵻnəs/, U.S.

/pəˈlɪdʒənəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: polygynia n., -ous suffix, polygyny n.

Etymology: In sense 1 < polygyn- (in polygynia n.) + -ous suffix. In sense 2 < polygyn- (in polygyny n.) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier polyandrous adj., monogynous adj. 1 (compare also -gynous comb. form). Compare also polygynic adj.The form polygynous occurs earlier as an error for polygonous adj. in W. Nicholson's translation (1788) of A. F. de Fourcroy Elem. nat. hist. et chem. (1788) III. xvii. 219.

†1. Botany. Having many pistils (or styles or stigmas). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having or relating to parts > of or having stamens or pistils > of or having style, pistil, or female parts > having specific quantity, form, or arrangement

capitated1682

included1751

pinheaded1751

monogynous1757

pentagynous1772

trigynous1775

monogynian1787

polygynous1795

pin-eyed1810

heptagynian1828

pentagynian1828

polygynian1828

tetragynian1828

octagynous1836

stigmatose1840

polygynious1841

heptagynious1854

monogynious1857

octagynious1857

pentagynious1857

tetragynious1860

tetrastylous1860

trigynious1860

monogynic1891

tristigmatose1891

tristylous1891

tetragynous1899

tristigmatic1900

1795 A. H. Haworth Observ. Genus Mesembryanthemum ii. 225 The polygynous species differ from the regular pentagynous ones.

1800 J. Hull Elements Bot. I. 96 Some of the ovaries are generally abortive in polygynous flowers.

1874 R. Brown Man. Bot. iii. iv. 349 Linnæus looked upon each apocarpous carpel as a separate pistil... When the carpels, as in a buttercup or strawberry, were numerous or indefinite, then they were styled polygynous.

1880 A. Gray Struct. Bot. 261 Less general..terms are such as..Polygynous (of many pistils).

a. Practising, relating to, or involving polygyny; having several wives. Cf. polyandrous adj. 2a, polygamous adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [adjective] > relating to or practising polygamy > relating to or practising polygyny

polygynic1866

polygynous1874

polygynist1911

1874 H. Sidgwick Methods of Ethics xi. 337 A legal polygynous connexion.

1891 E. Westermarck Hist. Human Marriage (1894) 439 Even in Africa, the chief centre of polygynous habits, polygyny is an exception.

1929 J. O. Hertzler Social Inst. v. 88 The eldest son of the one wife, or of the principal wife among polygynous peoples, inherits the property.

1968 E. Afr. Law Jrnl. 4 12 Being a polygynous husband is regarded as living in sin.

1997 S. Pinker How Mind Works (1998) vii. 477 In most polygynous societies a man may forgo additional wives because of their emotional and financial demands.

b. Zoology. Exhibiting polygyny; having more than one female mate. Cf. polyandrous adj. 2b.

ΚΠ

1877 N. Amer. Rev. July 167 In one case, for example, there is no continuous association of male and female; in another there is a polygynous group.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xvii. 463 Since a well-filled nest contains 120–150 eggs, it seems probable that if the male [stickleback] is polygynous, the female is polyandrous. In other words, it looks as if the female must deposit eggs in several nests.

2000 C. Tudge Variety of Life ii. xix. 472 Among the monkeys and apes we find some that are monogamous.., some that are polygynous..with a single dominant male.., and some that are polygynous but with several breeding males in a group.

c. Entomology. = polygyne adj.

ΚΠ

1922 W. M. Wheeler in Sci. Monthly Aug. 124 Belonogaster is described as a polygynous wasp because each of its colonies contains a number of fecundated females.

1963 Evolution 17 251 The fourth temporary social parasite in the list of rare species, Epimyrma stumperi, is polygynous only by virtue of adding fertile queen-worker intercastes after colony foundation.

1970 G. Ordish tr. World of Ants iv. 113 If we take the red ant..the queens of polygynous communities..have only 90 to 170 ovarioles.

1997 Behavioral Ecol. & Sociobiol. 40 71 In this species [of wasp], colonies are normally polygynous but new queens are produced only after a colony reaches the monogynous state.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	polygynous
释义	polygynousadj. Brit. /pəˈlɪdʒᵻnəs/, /pɒˈlɪdʒᵻnəs/, U.S. /pəˈlɪdʒənəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: polygynia n., -ous suffix, polygyny n. Etymology: In sense 1 < polygyn- (in polygynia n.) + -ous suffix. In sense 2 < polygyn- (in polygyny n.) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier polyandrous adj., monogynous adj. 1 (compare also -gynous comb. form). Compare also polygynic adj.The form polygynous occurs earlier as an error for polygonous adj. in W. Nicholson's translation (1788) of A. F. de Fourcroy Elem. nat. hist. et chem. (1788) III. xvii. 219. †1. Botany. Having many pistils (or styles or stigmas). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having or relating to parts > of or having stamens or pistils > of or having style, pistil, or female parts > having specific quantity, form, or arrangement capitated1682 included1751 pinheaded1751 monogynous1757 pentagynous1772 trigynous1775 monogynian1787 polygynous1795 pin-eyed1810 heptagynian1828 pentagynian1828 polygynian1828 tetragynian1828 octagynous1836 stigmatose1840 polygynious1841 heptagynious1854 monogynious1857 octagynious1857 pentagynious1857 tetragynious1860 tetrastylous1860 trigynious1860 monogynic1891 tristigmatose1891 tristylous1891 tetragynous1899 tristigmatic1900 1795 A. H. Haworth Observ. Genus Mesembryanthemum ii. 225 The polygynous species differ from the regular pentagynous ones. 1800 J. Hull Elements Bot. I. 96 Some of the ovaries are generally abortive in polygynous flowers. 1874 R. Brown Man. Bot. iii. iv. 349 Linnæus looked upon each apocarpous carpel as a separate pistil... When the carpels, as in a buttercup or strawberry, were numerous or indefinite, then they were styled polygynous. 1880 A. Gray Struct. Bot. 261 Less general..terms are such as..Polygynous (of many pistils). 2. a. Practising, relating to, or involving polygyny; having several wives. Cf. polyandrous adj. 2a, polygamous adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [adjective] > relating to or practising polygamy > relating to or practising polygyny polygynic1866 polygynous1874 polygynist1911 1874 H. Sidgwick Methods of Ethics xi. 337 A legal polygynous connexion. 1891 E. Westermarck Hist. Human Marriage (1894) 439 Even in Africa, the chief centre of polygynous habits, polygyny is an exception. 1929 J. O. Hertzler Social Inst. v. 88 The eldest son of the one wife, or of the principal wife among polygynous peoples, inherits the property. 1968 E. Afr. Law Jrnl. 4 12 Being a polygynous husband is regarded as living in sin. 1997 S. Pinker How Mind Works (1998) vii. 477 In most polygynous societies a man may forgo additional wives because of their emotional and financial demands. b. Zoology. Exhibiting polygyny; having more than one female mate. Cf. polyandrous adj. 2b. ΚΠ 1877 N. Amer. Rev. July 167 In one case, for example, there is no continuous association of male and female; in another there is a polygynous group. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xvii. 463 Since a well-filled nest contains 120–150 eggs, it seems probable that if the male [stickleback] is polygynous, the female is polyandrous. In other words, it looks as if the female must deposit eggs in several nests. 2000 C. Tudge Variety of Life ii. xix. 472 Among the monkeys and apes we find some that are monogamous.., some that are polygynous..with a single dominant male.., and some that are polygynous but with several breeding males in a group. c. Entomology. = polygyne adj. ΚΠ 1922 W. M. Wheeler in Sci. Monthly Aug. 124 Belonogaster is described as a polygynous wasp because each of its colonies contains a number of fecundated females. 1963 Evolution 17 251 The fourth temporary social parasite in the list of rare species, Epimyrma stumperi, is polygynous only by virtue of adding fertile queen-worker intercastes after colony foundation. 1970 G. Ordish tr. World of Ants iv. 113 If we take the red ant..the queens of polygynous communities..have only 90 to 170 ovarioles. 1997 Behavioral Ecol. & Sociobiol. 40 71 In this species [of wasp], colonies are normally polygynous but new queens are produced only after a colony reaches the monogynous state. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1795
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